I agree with Daniel,
If you are going to the trouble and expense of swapping a cam, you
might at least go for something that makes some noticable difference!
My 1275 (Ok, 1360 after rebore) has a 276, and SUs. I probably should
have gone for a 286. It pulls well from 2000 rpm.
Anyway these cars were made to rev! Who needs lots of low rev torque
on the road anyway - that's what you have low gears for, get the revs
up and play tunes with the gears !!
Guy
PS The reason I asked about breweries in Florida was to do with
foul-ups. Clearly a lack of practice in organising P**s-ups in a
brewery!
----- Original Message -----
From <Daniel1312 at aol.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: 15 November 2000 20:31
Subject: Cams
> Hi list,
>
> Perhaps it has a lot to do with how Americans drive, but I can't
understand
> why all of you guys (and gals) have this thing about mild cams (mild
beer??).
> My car has a 286S Kent cam in it and I drive the car to the shops.
I
> switched to the 286 from a Piper 270 because the 270 was tooo mild.
Although
> a bit on the radical side there are road going A-series engines with
296 Kent
> cams in them. Given that out and out race cams are pretty much in
the 300s
> why opt for these mild 266 type profiles.
>
> The cam choice also seems at odds with your carburettor choice.
There seems
> to be little hesitation to switch a road going car to a Weber
Sidedraught
> whereas in the UK owners are more likely to stay with SUs even with
276 or
> 286 type profiles.
>
> Daniel1312
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