m4tt274

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on a 1600 XR2 xflow engine with standard pistons will a Burton fast road cam with
.385" lift
286/278deg duration
109deg TIMING
.016/.016" CLEARANCE

fit with standard pistons.
or would i be better going for a 375" lift
what sort of power increase/noise difference will this give me over standard cam?

cheers Matt.

m4tt274

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useless. nobody have any idea?

JamesyRS

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is this the bcf3 kent cam? just did a rebuild on my brothers engine with this cam, he has power output of around 150-160 but had other mods obviously been bored out to 1670 so diff pistons so not sure about your standard piston question but think it would be ok aint a mechanic but cant see there being a problem? This cam very lumpy on idle but if clearances set right there is no tappet noise if this what you mean. it is a good start for power

m4tt274

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im not really after a 'big power' engine, just a strong reliable 1.6 and you can do a service exchange on the cams from burton power.

JamesyRS

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well he has never had a problem with cam so reliable but alot of people have said kent are having alot of dodgy cam blanks although I just bought a kit for my rs turbo

tabetha

It could touch, valves/pistons, esp with tired springs at high revs, needs checking.
To get best from this cam ideally you need a a decent size carb, a excellent cam is the mk1 mexico spec cam, or BCF2, you can also use the old A series cosworth cam profile, longer duration but lower lift so fits easier but due to overlap emissions are high.
The x flow and xr2(mk1) engine are different and parts are NOT interchangeable, x flow is rwd and valencia is fwd, basically a shorter version of the kent, but very few parts fit each other.
A decent head, exhaust, carb, with a 244(mexico) profile or BCF2 will see you around 115bhp easily.
tabetha

m4tt274

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its an Aldon blue printed XR2 engine, its going in the mk1
its done 600 miles and sat for 20 something years. i stripped it down to clean it up and am rebuilding it
its got a stage one head, and a webber 34 DATR so should be a solid 100bhp. was just wondering if the cam would do much, but after speaking to the person at burton i dont think its worth it.