cams for 2300 or 2000

[buswelder]

does anyone know where you can get an uprated cam for a slant engine

[1972nail]

I believe that Kent Cams can still grind your old cam into a new profile if you wish. Fitting it will be a problem because being a regrind it will have as smaller 'base circle diameter'. DTV used to fit longer valves to compensate. Another method was to skim a bit off the carrier but this then needs a larger diameter belt tensioner and vernier timing wheel.

Another method is to have new cam buckets machined which are shimmed rather than adjusted with the Allen screw adjuster. Colin Robins Motorsport can have these made, along with the vernier wheel.

[buswelder]

cool cheers, you would need to change the bottom pulley too though or the ratio would be different surely

[1972nail]

No, the 3 toothed belt pulleys stay the same. If you shave the cam carrier to bring the cam closer to the valves you effectively make the distance between the pulleys closer and the belt won't tighten up. The way around this is to fit a bigger tensioner pulley.

[buswelder]

ah i see what you are saying now it needs a bigger tensioner and a vernier pulley to set the valve timing not a bigger vernier

[1972nail]

Yep, that's it.

[fistfullofV5's]

Hi, couldn't someone like Dave Walker at Emerald machine a cam from a new blank saving all the messing associated with a re profiled cam? Yes i know this wouldn't come cheap but tuning never is.
Regards, Dave

[1972nail]

Where are you going to get a new blank? The Kent range used to be machined from new blanks until they ran out. Even the HPF cam was a reprofiled standard cam. The HPF is fitted with longer valves to suit.

[fistfullofV5's]

Did a bit more checking and it seems Emerald passed their cam business to Newman Cams who according to their website can produce new cams for pretty much anything.
Regards, Dave