[alfa-franzz]

I bought a cam marked SAS 11.9 and had the profile measured.

Lift Duration
0,25 329,6
0,50 308,62
1,00 287,65
1,27 280,94
5,00 216,76
8,00 161,57
10,00 114,50
12,00 26,12

12,09mm max lift

What is your opinion about this cam?

Thanks
Frank

 

[Gordon Raymond]

Contact Richard Jemison here on the BB for his opinion. He is the BB "Cammaster". Send him a PM @ Alfar7.

 

[Alfar7]

Cam profile

I bought a cam marked SAS 11.9 and had the profile measured.

Lift Duration
0,25 329,6 .010 330
0,50 308,62 .020 309
1,00 287,65 .040 288
1,27 280,94 .050 280
5,00 216,76 .200 217
8,00 161,57 .315 162
10,00 114,50 .400 114
12,00 26,12 .470 26

12,09mm max lift

What is your opinion about this cam?

Cam is a typical old design cam with extremely high early duration(too much overlap) and will work only at high RPM.
I converted mm to inches lift so you can compare to more modern designs. See:
http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/eng...rjr-camshaft-profiles-other-cam-profiles.html

 

[Gordon Raymond]

Thanks RJ!

 

[alfa-franzz]

Thank you! What can I do? Regrind it to modern design or throw it away?

 

[Gordon Raymond]

As the cam has plenty of lift, it could be reground. You should consult Richard, Alfar 7 for the best cams for your application. His designs feature excellent low end torque combined with high end Hp. The geometry of RJR cams are much easier on related wearing cam components than many of the older designs.
From my experience.

 

[alfa-franzz]

Yes, I am already a user of his cams!