cam specs & info needed

[foxxinabox at wideopenwest.com (Foxx (in a box))]

   IIRC, all stock 8vs in the u.s. had solid lifter heads. the 1.6l 
camshaft is from a '75/'76 rabbit.


Is your '85 a hydraulic lifter head? Isn't the 1.6 a solid lifter head? 
(It's from a Mk 1, right?) Chris

Foxx (in a box) wrote:

 >>   i bought a 1.6l cam that should help my '85 8v performance wise. i
 >> also recently located a cam that i think may be a g-grind. the thing is
 >> that the lobes on the 1.6l appear larger as they come to the point. 
they
 >> also measure a little longer than the unknown cam. what, exactly, 
should
 >> i be looking for in a replacement camshaft? anyway to id what the other
 >> cam is? thanx.

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