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Old 02-28-2013, 05:12 PM   #78 (permalink)
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Usually, cam lobes are made to lift the valve a quarter of its diameter.
I assume the 8V variant from Honda has bigger valves so the lobes are taller.

On a side note, there is an alternative that can be done on DOHC engines :
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...nes-23535.html
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