Kent 550/600 cam
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Hi all,
Has anyone used this cam in NA engine?
Thanks in advance
John

Hi John,

I've used the 600 in a 1293 N/A , this cam used to be Oselli Engineering's recommended step down from a 286 in their rally spec engine when requiring a slightly more docile engine in the lower rev range.

It made good power on their rollers, I think we got around 90 bhp @ wheels (all helical gears)

Hope this helps

Thanks Evoderby, sounds like a good cam to use.
Do you remember idle quality, when did it come on cam and rest of the engine spec?
Thanks
John

Edited by giannoutsos on 4th Jun, 2014.

Engine spec:

1293CC
1.5 Roller rockers
Ported head 37mm inlet / 30mm exhaust
45DCOE on 6" maniflow manifold
Maniflow large bore LCB / 2" exhaust
Aldon dizzy / lumenition optronic

Idle quality & low down behaviour was comparable to 1380CC / 286SP I later switched to....the extra CC's making up for the somewhat more aggressive cam. After this I switched the Aldon to one of Dave Walkers first Emerald programmable ignition systems, this made low down behaviour significantly more docile. Currently running DTA management with proper trigger wheel instead of Emerald converted distributor body, which eliminates timing scatter and further improves behaviour.

Hope this helps!

Cheers Evoderby