Cam Tech - CHP How It Works

We’ve offered serious cam discussions in the past; however, this month’s How It Works takes it to a whole new level.We’ve offered serious cam discussions in the past; however, this month’s How It Works takes it to a whole new level. Cam tech is indeed a complex science, but the typical hot-button itemslike how duration and lift affect the power curve and how to set valve lashhave been covered in exhausting detail already in dozens upon dozens of past stories. The goal this time around is to focus on hard-core topics eating away at hard-core racers; if you want to know how to adjust your cam specs to help get your small-tire drag car hook, keep reading. For circle track racers wanting big power and rpm, but are limited by maximum valve lift rules, you’ll find helpful advice in the following pages. Got a set of 500-cfm Big Chief heads that flow to over a full inch of lift, but keep eating valvesprings? How about a Pro Stockcaliber motor that keeps bending cam cores like a wet noodle? We’ll reveal how to address these situations. True cam experts are sometimes harder to find, but fortunately, we’ve tapped into two of the sharpest minds in the industry. So in the words of Chris Mays of COMP Cams, and Nolan Jamora of Isky Racing Cams, here’s a healthy helping of some extra juicy camshaft tech.


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