SE or Sprint cams in an old engine?
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:16 pm
Even with a 3.9 diff the close-ratio box, which I wouldn't be without, seems to make the car sluggish compared to others and with my engine stripped I thought I would upgrade for the first time. My advert for SE cams produced only an expensive offer of Sprint cams but there is a set of SEs on ebay UK at the moment. Could some more experienced member pass an opinion on their condition, from the photos, please, they don't look as good as the ?150 knock down a few months back:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282392544381?ul_noapp=true
Alternatively I could regrind my own, or preferably some other, cams to QED Sprint spec (for ?204) but my whole car is high mileage and might not like the torque. I have a SE exhaust to fit and would keep the transverse silencer and try leaving the Webers as standard (which is certainly OK for SEs) as I'm not going to drive the bells off it. Any observations on the outcome would be welcome, I'm trying to assess practical solutions to the low power syndrome. Do SE cams give any improvement at low-medium engine speeds?
I realise, from reading archives, that I need a new set of followers whichever route I take.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282392544381?ul_noapp=true
Alternatively I could regrind my own, or preferably some other, cams to QED Sprint spec (for ?204) but my whole car is high mileage and might not like the torque. I have a SE exhaust to fit and would keep the transverse silencer and try leaving the Webers as standard (which is certainly OK for SEs) as I'm not going to drive the bells off it. Any observations on the outcome would be welcome, I'm trying to assess practical solutions to the low power syndrome. Do SE cams give any improvement at low-medium engine speeds?
I realise, from reading archives, that I need a new set of followers whichever route I take.