head job pt. 2 - cam

[carsandkites at gmail.com (Kervin)]

I think you should look at the head work, cam and tranny as a unit.  I
say that because I thought you had some kind of 4 speed tranny - I
might be confoused about that.  Anyway, if you have one of those wide
ratio trannies, a mild cam would be better.  I had a hydro head so the
numbers are a little different.  It was a 268 cam - a bit more radical
than a g-grind in a solild head - in a p&p head with a 4k as a daily
driver.  When I got the head, I started with a stock cam.  The change
to 268 gave a little less pull at the very bottom, below 2500rpm, but
it was nice and even from there to fuel cut off.  If I had kept the
car, I was going to put something in a bit peakier and I still think
it would be fine with the 4k.  So, to sum it up, g-grind is fine and I
think you'll like some thing a little bigger than that.

On 4/8/06, Rick Kellner <rfkellner@snet.net> wrote:
> I will second that.  I had a G-cam in my 1.8 and did not experience any
> drivability issues.  It idled as smooth as the US edition.  One more bit
> of evidence that it is not radical is that you can use your stock
> springs with it.
> Finally, adding anything to open up the breathing of the head has to be
> complemented with opening up the exhaust.  You will not realize any (or
> few) gains unless the stock exhaust is changed starting with the toilet
> bowl manifold.
> Rick.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark F. [mailto:mk1mark@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 8:08 PM
> To: Foxx (in a box)
> Cc: scirocco list
> Subject: Re: head job pt. 2 - cam
>
> On 4/7/06, Foxx (in a box) <foxxinabox@wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> >    okay, so if i'm going to sink all this money into the head, i was
> > also thinking about a different cam. g-grind i have a feeling would be
> > too harsh for the daily driver, but i've heard the came from a 1.6l FI
> > rabbit is mid-way between stock and g-grind. any experience with this?
>
>
> A G-grind isn't "harsh" at all...  It's a very mild cam - one that
> came stock on Euro model VW's of that era...  They idle perfect, and
> will pass any smog test with flying colors (if everything else is up
> to snuff)...  I don't see ANY reason to go milder than a G-grind for a
> daily driver.
>
>
> > also, if i buy a new cam (have a supplier for cheap), should i also
> use
> > new bearings? i've heard talk of this in the past but nothing
> > definitive, afaik. once again, thanx.
>
>
> There are no separate cam bearings in your head.  If the cam caps are
> scored excessively you can get the head line bored, but I've never
> seen a VW head that needed that - maybe if you haven't changed your
> oil in 12 years...
>
> Later,
>
> Mark.
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