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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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whats the purpose of having larger intake lobe than the exhaust lobe..
e.g. .527INT lift .520EXT lift ?? lookin at one on ebay and was curious
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 07:26 AM
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To crutch an intake restricted motor.
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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Actually - the exhaust cam profile would be smaller because if you don't have all the pieces together then you would lose too much TQ with a big exhaust lobe...
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