[alfa] re Euro cam timing with VVT

["Reid, Warren" <Warren.Reid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Damian,

We modified my 86 Spider (originally US delivery) by replacing the exhaust cam with a 10548 and regrinding the inlet cam to 10548 specs. Other mods that were also made was to bump up the compression a bit by shaving the head and re-port the top of the inlet runners so that there is more of a radius as the inlet gases turn toward the combustion chamber. The car now has 113 hp at the rear wheels (it's also been converted to a thermatic fan) which is a big difference to the very mediocre 95 or so that the L-jet cars had as standard.

It made a huge difference to the drivability of the car as I suspect that torque has also increased in all the right spots. The guy who did the work on the head for me said that I needed to leave the VVT in place and therefore grinding the cam was the easiest thing to do.

Warren Reid 
Melbourne Australia
86 Spider Veloce
68 1750 GTV (shortly to be TS powered)
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