Kens cam were made by Steve Long, SLR Cams, 119 North Maple Street, SUITE H,
Corona, CA 92880
951-273-0816
He might be able to help you identify which grind it is.
Dean
On Jun 14, 2016, at 1:11 PM, Bill Babcock wrote:
> I?m building a new motor for Peyote from the bits of it?s previous engine. I
> discovered the front main bearing cap was cracked in half when I decided to
> freshen the motor. I?ll work on replacing the cap later?maybe get a billet
> one made, but in the meantime I?ve run into a minor problem. I don?t know for
> sure what cam I have or how it should be set. Tony Garmey says it?s a BFE
> cam, but I can?t find any specs for those and can?t get ahold of Ken.
>
> I ballparked where I think the cam might want to be and got this for
> measurements:
>
> Reading the Intake and exhaust valve movement from the spring retainers I use
> 0.033? as the open/close height which is .050/1.45 which as I recall is the
> ratio of the stock rockers?
> Intake open .033 @ 36 BTC
> Intaake close .033? @ 76 ABC
> Exhaust open .033? @ 76 ABC
> Exhaust close .033? @ 42 ATC
>
> By my calculations that gives:
> Intake duration 292.0 degrees
> Exhaust duration 298 degrees
> Intake lobe center 110.0 ATC
> Exhaust lobe center 107 BTC
> Overlap 78
> Lobe separation angle 108.5
>
> Pretty sure this isn?t exactly where it needs to be. I have a vernier
> sprocket so I can adjust the timing precisely. My questions are:
>
> What cam is this?
> Where should it be set?
> How much advance?
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