head job pt. 2 - cam

[scourge at cogeco.ca (Scourge)]

I'll third that since I now have Rick's G-grind in blacky ... hahaha
Butter smooth, nice kick in power ..... goes well with a 2L!!  lol

:D
-George




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net>
To: "'scirocco list'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 9:32 AM
Subject: RE: head job pt. 2 - cam


>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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