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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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when looking at cam specs and it says something like 224/225 589/591 111+4... What does the +4 mean? install the cam 4 degrees advanced? What are the reasons for doing this?

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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:16 PM
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when looking at cam specs and it says something like 224/225 589/591 111+4... What does the +4 mean? install the cam 4 degrees advanced? What are the reasons for doing this?

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The +4 means that there are 4* of advance ground into the cam, which will help bring the meat of the torque curve on sooner
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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The +4 means that there are 4* of advance ground into the cam, which will help bring the meat of the torque curve on sooner
Ohh i get it so its already ground into the cam.. Thanks! So would the cam i have listed above be good for a turbo application? I was told it is specked for a turbo, but the low LSA scares me because most turbo cams i see have at least 113 and up.
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I'm no turbo guru, but the LSA looks too tight from what I'm used to seeing for boosted applications, like you mentioned, they're usually 114 at the least
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