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I had a feeling... and with cam longevity problems these days.... but since the FI doesnt like lumpy cams would I be correct to say that the ratio rockers would also cause the same kind of problems that a high lift cam would with the stock FI?? Keith > > > > Say it aint so!! > > > > vw made 1.25s are about 60 bucks these days... and they will probably > > > take your 60hp and move it to 67-68hp and have no effect on longevity > > There IS a downside. There's never a free lunch. You're taking the same > mass and moving it farther in the same amount of time. The forces have to > increase, which means the wear has to increase. > > My guess would be that to first order, it makes no difference whether you get > your extra valve lift from a high lift cam or from ratio rockers. If the lift and > duration end up the same, the forces, and the wear, will be the same. > > If you look at it just a little more closely, you see that this wear will get > spread over a slightly greater area with the high lift cam, so that avenue will > probably have greater reliability. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ > ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/