Name that cam please
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pullingpower

Original Poster:

260 posts

263 months

Thursday 20th July 2006
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I had a new cam fitted in my 450 Chim last year. All I know is that it was fitted by V8 devlopments and is a Kent "Vizzard" cam after its designer, and was fitted with stage 3 heads etc.
Anyone know which cam this is by its real name?
Thanks.

Wildfire

9,948 posts

281 months

Thursday 20th July 2006
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Can't help, but you are referring to Dave Vizzard, also known for his books on tuning classic Minis.

pullingpower

Original Poster:

260 posts

263 months

Thursday 20th July 2006
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That is the fellow,an absolute legend, but what is the cam?

v8 racing

2,064 posts

280 months

Thursday 20th July 2006
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absolutely no idea the last cam that david did for us was in the early ninetys!! i have done the cams since then!

pullingpower

Original Poster:

260 posts

263 months

Thursday 20th July 2006
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Hmm. That's interesting. Richard Thorpe dealt with V8developments on this as they are his usual engine builder and he told me that he asks them to fit a Vizzard cam.??
I'll need to chase this up a bit more I guess. Was just wondering if any of the V8 boffins knew!

pullingpower

Original Poster:

260 posts

263 months

Friday 21st July 2006
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It's a bit lumpy below 2000rpm but absolutely sings above 3000 and onwards. Compared to when I first got the car back, the lumpiness has smoothed out a lot. It sounds like a NASCAR at tick over!

bluebottle

3,498 posts

269 months

Friday 21st July 2006
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It could be the MC2 cam also.

Duke Thrust

1,680 posts

268 months

Friday 21st July 2006
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Quinny said:
new Stealth cam is a massive improvement over both of them in my book


I've heard very good things about that cam too

john57

1,869 posts

257 months

Friday 21st July 2006
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Has anyone fitted the 'stealth' cam and got a RR result for it yet .... I've seen it mentioned alot but not seen any results posted ?

chassis 33

6,194 posts

311 months

Friday 21st July 2006
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If Andy's Griff is anything to go by the ultimate figures are slightly lower than some cams, however the manners of the Stealth cam is something that you can't see on a rolling road, but when an engine pulls like a train uphill from tickover in 5th to flat out it cannot fail to impress. Major respect to Andy in building the engine and V8D for the cam.

Regards
Iain