just fitted a kent cam in my s2 rst with springs etc its a cvh 34 . just wondering what i should set the ignition timing to its says in the haynes manual 12 degrees btdc but will that still apply to the kent cam ?

it isnt chipped but has a ss exhaust kn -31 act ..

thanks for any help .

 

You may get away with a little more, but unless u know what ur doing it could pink and melt ur engine. I'd leave it as it is.

 

mine is 12 degress, and i use the kent 34, runs fine.

 

thanks for the help guys

 

It's the lift timing you need to time correctly.

 

ive timed the lift timing with no1 pot at 119 and the no1 inlet valve at full lift its basicly the ignition timing i was after, but grimmeRST has his set to 12 so i will set it to that , till it goes to get chipped

 

The best way to time a Kent Cam, is to time exactly how long it takes to leave your hand and land in the bin.

Utter shit cams in my opinion.

 

It's the castings, they seem to vary in quality. I had one which did 20k, and had NO signs of wear. On another engine, it lasted a week

 

Piper, Newman, Shrick all made good cams.

 

they can't be much worse than standard cams though...

 

the guys down at engine advantages seem to think other wise

 

Good for them. Alot of people like them, however, I would rather not have a new engine full of swarf and a knackered cam after a couple of hundred miles. Seen it lots of times from Kent Cams.


The standard cam is a good cam

 

i have gone for a piper 285T cam. Im running about 18psi at the min and thats fine. didnt want the wilder 285T2 cam, as i didnt want to sacrifice lower down power and driveability

 

I chose a standard one. Don't want to spoil drivability.