Originally Posted by
techinspector1
As I said in post #2, this cam is not a good choice for an overdrive transmission. Or put another way, an overdrive transmission is not a good choice for this cam. The purpose of an overdrive transmission is to help with fuel mileage. There is no other reason to use one. But the timing on this cam is too radical for use at 1800-2000 rpm's, where an overdrive motor runs. For an overdrive transmission, you need a cam that begins making power at just off idle, like 1000 rpm's, so that by the time the crank is turning 1800, the motor is "up on the cam" and running efficiently. This should be a very easy to understand concept, but I have made quite a few fellows mad when I have tried to explain it to them. I think they were just pissed that their combination was junk after spending all that money. COMBINATION/COMBINATION/COMBINATION.
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