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radioranger · 12-29-2012, 05:59 PM

I thought slightly retarded cam timing would improve low rpm torque, but hurt higher rpm power, i seem to remember back in the seventies they did that to almost all ford v 8's to help emissions . I could be wrong on this one,

12-29-2012, 05:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
radioranger radioranger Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Canton CT Posts: 442 Thanks: 140 Thanked 44 Times in 33 Posts	I thought slightly retarded cam timing would improve low rpm torque, but hurt higher rpm power, i seem to remember back in the seventies they did that to almost all ford v 8's to help emissions . I could be wrong on this one,