Robert,
I had my BJ8 cam reground by Crower Cams in So. California (www.crower.com).
I got the mildest of 5 grinds and I'm quite happy with it; slight lope at idle,
"comes on"
about 1,500 RPM and torque band roughly 1,500-3,500 RPM (which is where
you'll spend most of your time on highways). I think it has a slightly
shorter duration
and more lift than the stock cam (can get you exact specs if you want). I have
about
60K miles on it with no problems.
Looking forward to responses about the flywheel lightening.
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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Subject: Lightened Flywheel and Mild Cams?
> My BJ8 is undergoing restoration and a couple of urgent issues suddenly
> came to my attention:
>
> A PO had a BJ7 flywheel and pressure plate installed with a BJ8 clutch
> disk. From the research I've done (including searching the past couple
years of comments on this list) I've determined that going back to the
> BJ8 configuration is desirable. So, the question is whether to get a
> lightened flywheel (not a competition unit) from Bill Bolton, the Nocks,
> Dennis Welch or other usual sources. It seems that a moderate
> lightening will work well and give some more responsiveness without much
> sacrifice of smoothness of idle and low rpms. Now that some listers
> have been running several configurations of lightened flywheels for a
> period of time, are you satisified with the results (and what degree of
> lightening was achieved)? What are you suggestions regarding a supplier?
>
> As to the camshaft, mine needs to be replaced. Research indicates to me
> that either a stock grind or mild cam will be right for my driving
> needs. What kind of experiences have you had? Suggested suppliers? I
> have found out that some camshafts are unavailable at the moment due to
> production problems. I need to make a decision within a couple days. I
> am aware that Elgin Cams and Delta Cams are possibilities if I want the
> cam reground. Or Dennis Welch has a mild cam. Any and all suggestions
> and responses are welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Robert Cobb
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