Hi List,
I know this is an old thread but I only just got round to checking out Ted
Schumacher's web site. The mildest cam he lists is not as mild or have the
spread of power that the Kent cams list for the TH5 (itself not what I would
call a really mild cam) and the cam listed as 275 is certainly a much hotter
cam which is ok if that is what you are really after.
1312
In a message dated 09/10/00 01:30:23 GMT Daylight Time, maine2me@yahoo.com
writes:
<< Hello all...time for me to chime in. You can get a
mild B grind for the 1500 or even a 275 (That's what I
bought) The standard cam is under-cammed fot the 1500
engine.
If you go to http://www.tsimportedautomotive.com and
look under Cam Specs, you can find a cam for your
1500. Ted Schumacher is a wealth of knowledge and will
not try to sell you something you don't need. Check
out the site and give him a call. I had Ted rebuild my
engine and incorporate a 275 cam.
Nothing gained here...I'm just a very satisfied
customer trying to pass on a good resource.
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
69 BGT
Alexandria, Va.
--- mgraziano@mindspring.com wrote:
> My 1500 has the piper 285. Very lumpy idle. But I
> did combine it with head work, twin SUs, and headers
> (with Monza). We advanced it (or was that retard) 4
> degrees via a double chain vernier gear set, which
> brought the power range down to about 3K. At 3K,
> you can feel the power erupt.
>
> If I had the cash, I would have had the cam and
> block ground for cam bearings.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Daniel1312@aol.com wrote:
> > I think the technical term is 'wiped'. There
> doesn't seem to be a mild cam
> for the 1500 engine from Kent and their most
> realistic offering looks to be
> closer to a 286 than a 276 which you might find a
> bit tiresome unless you
> really spend time and trouble to get right (eg you
> could retard the cam a few
> degrees to try and tame it down, spend time on the
> induction and exhaust
> system, time on the chassis dyno.
>
> APT (aptfast.com) have a range of cams for the
> Triumph engine and since they,
> like yourself are in the USA they would be worth
> contacting for advice and
> maybe a cam.
>
> I think my recommendation would be to simply have a
> new standard cam unless
> you are on a budget and can get a performance cam
> cheaper. A cam on its own
> is going to struggle to produce much of an increase
> without a decent head,
> intake and exhaust systems and so on and without
> them the peak power might be
> more than offset by what you might lose at the
> bottom end.
>
> Get in contact with APT and see what they say.
>
>
> Daniel1312
>
> Daniel
>
> In a message dated 06/10/00 00:55:24 GMT Daylight
> Time,
> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu writes:
>
> >
>
=====
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
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