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    Cams, cams and more cams... But which one suits me best?

    Hi all.

    I am rebuilding an early 1600 crossflow (from a mk2 Cortina). The head is rebuild and i am looking at what Cam to go with. Its not a GT head but i want to pep it up a touch without going silly. It will run 1300 hepolite pistons and a 32/36 DGV carb.

    Any recommendations? I was thinkng high torque.??

    Whats better just the cam or full kit?

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    Re: Cams, cams and more cams... But which one suits me best?

    Kent 224 prob best with that spec

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    Re: Cams, cams and more cams... But which one suits me best?

    Do you have flat pistons and chambered head ?

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    Re: Cams, cams and more cams... But which one suits me best?

    I have chambered pistons and head. The engines existing 1600cc pistons have larger bowls than my new hepolites though. I suspect i will aim fir the 224 (what i was eyeing up) and new lifters but thats all.

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    Re: Cams, cams and more cams... But which one suits me best?

    If you have chambered head AND pistons, you have more clearance so a 234 cam will fit also ! What is the compression you will end up ?

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    Re: Cams, cams and more cams... But which one suits me best?

    Good question. I need to work it out. More than stock, less than 1300cc pistons in a 1600 with flat head is the short answer

    A quick finger in air assumption is about 9.5:1 (Stock is 9:1, 1300 pistons and a flat head is around 10:1 iirc).

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    Re: Cams, cams and more cams... But which one suits me best?

    You can skim the head a little, put the valves at it's deepest and go for the 234 cam, for the 9.5/1 compression I think the 224 will work great !

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