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Re: Valve clearence and cam relation

To: Enrique Claure <spanlab@ceibo.entelnet.bo>
Subject: Re: Valve clearence and cam relation
From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 23:13:03 -0500
At 11:51 PM 8/29/2000 -0400, Enrique Claure wrote:
>Hi list,  if you put in a cam other than the stock cam will your valve
clearances need to change from stock e.i  0.13 or 0.15 inch?.

Yup, that's a definite qualified maybe.  Please consult the cam supplier.
My original MGA valve clearance spec is .017" hot.  My Crane Cams upgrade
street cam says .014" intake and .016" exhaust, also hot.  Forget the
original spec when changing cams.  Go with what the cam manufacturer wants.

Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
    http:/www.ntsource.com/~barneymg


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