Off the shelf cam options for marine engines
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Man all this valvetrain failure talk has me thinking you should just take merc lobes and widen them. Would be nice to have peace of mind from knowing the cam combo did an endurance cycle at some point.
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If you want to use your current pushrods, you'll need to have same exact base circle as your current cam. Having a cam reground removes material, not adds it, so you'll have to re measure for new (longer) pushrods. Just a heads up.
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It might have pulled a couple hundred more rpm with a bigger carb, but it was peaking at 5500. [ATTACH=CONFIG]551503[/ATTACH]
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That's impressive that's exactly what I need there... High TQ numbers more then HP ..was yours also 540 with 088?
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Torque will usually peak 1200 +/- 100 to 200 before HP peak.
Torque is measured. HP is equated from Torque and RPM..
Torque is measured. HP is equated from Torque and RPM..
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carb will give a few hundred more rpm's. If not I guess new heads will be next.
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