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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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camshaft question

does anyone know what causes a hipo engine to have a lopey idle?

is it cam only eg: big lift/duration?

or big cam plus high compression pistons/head combo?
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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Re: camshaft question

its the duration and overlap of the cam.

thumper cams achieve this but using a diff cam design but they dont offer any power advantages
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