Help me identify this cam: pt 2

[MK1Scirocco16v at comcast.net (Dave Ewing)]

Take it to a cam shop, they'll probably spec it for you for $5 or $10 and
you won't have to do all that work.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark" <mardak@cogeco.ca>
To: "Dave Ewing" <MK1Scirocco16v@comcast.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 12:04 PM
Subject: RE: Help me identify this cam: pt 2


> > The lobes don't look very radical but the numbers look
> > interesting.  Did you
> > grind the shot peened metal off of the numbers?
>
>
> Nope, no grinding...  I've never seen hand engraved numbers "scratched"
into
> a stock VW cam before...
>
>
> >I think those type of
> > numbers come on stock cams too!  I would try to measure the lobes
> > or take it
> > to a cam shop and have them spec it.  Looks stock to me though but
that's
> > only by looking at the pics!
> >
> > Dave
>
>
> No stock cam I've seen has different exhaust and intake lifts though...
> It's definately a VW casting, but I don't know why the exhaust lobes have
> less lift.  A stock g-grind has .423" lift on both, the n-grind has .405"
>
> I guess I'll slap it in and see if my butt dyno can tell which one is
> better...
>
> Mark.
> 80 S
> 81 S ABA/JH/4K
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark" <mardak@cogeco.ca>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 2:52 PM
> > Subject: Help me identify this cam: pt 2
> >
> >
> > > I have a solid lifter 8v cam that I can't identify...
> > >
> > > pics here:
> > >
> > >
> > <http://ca.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/maardak/lst?.dir=/Unknown+cam
> &.src=ph&.
> > view=>
> >
> > I measured the cam, here are the numbers:
> >
> > intake lift:  .423"
> > exhaust lift: .403 (+- .002)
> > base circle:  1.5"
> >
> > Markings:
> >
> > 4464 hand engraved into smoothed spot (first pic)
> > 049G factory stamp
> > G big factory stamp
> > 3278 factory stamp
> > WZO factory stamp
> >
> > IIRC the lobes seem to be a bit less pointy than the G grind cam in my
> car.
> > This would point to more duration.  What confuses me is that the exhaust
> > lift is less than the intake...  Anyone have any clue as to what cam
this
> > is? I'm wondering how it compares to a g-grind...
> >
> > Do you think this is a re-grind?  The shims were all in the "normal"
range
> > though (3.70-3.80) - I would think that regrind cams would require
taller
> > shims (y/n?)...
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mark.
> > 80 S
> > 81 S
> >
> >
> >
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