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Evening all

Just wondering if any one was running these cams, seem reasonably priced ( altho with a surcharge) what they run like ?

Cheers
Scud

'Minisport' says it all really

Surcharge = regrind = dodgy.

Not had any joy over the years with regrinds, it's a billet blank all the way for me.

Metric is for people who can't do fractions.

Funny, I have used lots of regrinds over the years, never an issue. What is important with any new cam is to make sure you knock in the followers. 30 min at 2500rpm.

I've never had any bad luck with regrinds, but the last "new" one I purchased was getting close to 10 years ago - I bet that now, there are nothing like as many "suitable" core units as there were back then - but so long as their QA is up to spec, there shouldn't be any issue.
I'd have to ask, do Minisport grind cams? I'd be surprised if they do - this is a specialised job and a lot easier to farm out to one of the few specialists in the UK, then stick them in your own box.

With a billett costing little more than a regrind these days, I would always use billett.

Not that there is anything wrong with regrind, but you get an optimum profile rather than something compromised to fit.

I recently rang up Kent, told them what profiles and timing/scatter I wanted, paid em about £200 and a few days later the cam arrived.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Minisport have been doing re-grinds from the year dot, whether they do them in house or not.

What profile are you after?

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

Now this is a real bargain:

http://www.minisport.com/mini-spare-parts/info_KENMD274.html

Excellent turbo cam due to the wide LSA.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

look at the duration paul ,they have transposed the 4 and the 8.

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

I know. Even Kent get the info wrong.

I've used one, clocked one and simulated one, so no need to worry about a typo.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Still a regrind

Saying that every PH2 I have used is a regrind and I haven't had any issues.

Edited by John on 23rd Oct, 2012.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Ok Fussy:

http://www.minispares.com/product/Classic/...dm274.aspx|Back to search

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Wow - I just looked at how much cams cost now. I'm sure I remeber them being 45 quid or something like that. Like I said - it was many years ago that I last purchased one!


I just found this quote from Minispares:

"As of July 2007 Kent cams have no supply of old camshafts for reprofiling and once these stocks are sold we will only supply camshafts from new blanks"

Hmmm,

when they say billet... do they really mean billet... is it a billet of the correct material?

ie mini cams should be the correct material to run with the cast tappets EN34 iirc

I think it's only us that use the term billet. They seem to use the term "blank".

Point is still valid. I would trust Kent Cams. They have been in the business a long time and have a reputation to uphold.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Turbo cams are not lumpy.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

The tangerine car ( think his name is mike ) sounds like a lumpy idle to me, do u know wot hes running ? suppose id be better off with the 266 then ?

Edited by Scudy23 on 23rd Oct, 2012.

Lumpy idle means poor emmissions means potential MOT failure.

Be realistic about your power requirements and go from there. Also steer away from cams with a low LCA.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Mike runs a Morspeed Phase 3 I think? You aren't likely to get another.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

yep Paul, kent or piper must be a safe bet.



I think the reason the tangerine sounds lumpy is its got no silencers.

And a flat cap :)

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."