NA Cam Choice
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I have had no experence with the RE13 seems like a good profile and Graham sure knows what he is doing, I would not see it as a Trackday cam more a spicy road cam. That said with the right spec it seems to do well and makes the power,

At the end of the day if I was looking to build an all out weekend warrior I would use the VP8C and spec the motor accordingly. If I was trying to build an every day fast road 1380 I would fit a 286 with a GT gear kit and a 3.44 CWP and enjoy all day long.

have a look at this chart, i think very useful when choosing a cam

www.edhodson.com/personal/miniresto/Mini%20Cams.xls

Go for something around 300deg, my bp300 lacks a bit of the torque of a 649, but its a bit more tractable off the line and revs for a bit longer too.

Lookin at the spec and FD you're using I'd think you'll be disappointed with anything less than a 300degree cam. So anything like a 649, BP300, MD296 or above.

Edited by Vegard on 28th Apr, 2010.

I have a plot of the VP8c somewhere,

Agree with you on this Veg 300 cam in a road car is just pants, in fact a 296 is a pain in the tits let alone a 300,
An for the record I have on no less that 4 different counts got more power from a MD296SC than any of the 300 cams, 5 PORTS dont like 300 cams Read the yellow book.

I have run an RE13OT and found it excellent for road work and it pulled over 100bhp on a 1380 with twin 1.5" SUs.

It is a little lumpy on the bottom end and doesn't start to pull until 2-2.5k. As I do Historic Rallying, which is largely autotest based, I swapped it out for an SW5 as I needed something with all the torque from tick over and less power up the revs.

I am willing to sell the RE13 - it has done about 1,000 miles so just run in £65 + post

TBH I'm not sure - Calver sells the RE13OT and the RE13PP. The OT is the slightly milder of the two.

Graham Russell may well do and RE13T as a specific turbo cam.

if the OT is on a wider LCA i'll have it.

I'll do some digging...

A narrow LCA I believe - think it is 104.5

I cant believe what pussys everyone seems to be when choosing a cam.

I seriously doubt it!

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

story of my life, i know loads of people that go for 266/276 etc and are so dissapointed with what a 'fast raod' cam offers

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

if i remember anton had a 300 degree with MJ ignition and run well on the road. Anyway the choice can only be yours. all i will say is i am very please with my vp3c and a friend has vp8c with 100bhp at wheels and he is very happy

md300 scatter. i love it. could do with a webber, but ok on 44

But detest its creator, i pray its a ripoff and he gets sued, or sent to jail, lol!!

my first photo on here, hope it works

http://picasaweb.google.com/11033197053772...344491433210402

EDIT:

It worked, cam in this
http://picasaweb.google.com/11033197053772...344190772786642

Oh im getting carried away now

Regards
colin

Edited by 1972-ANGUS on 29th Apr, 2010.

defo can't agree,
these nice names cams vp8c, agsp, mspd sl13 md296sp, re13ottpp; etc etc can go well if well build and test on a track.
What I know is each time we removed one of these race cams (agsp, 296sp, 286 sp, 286, and a re13) and replaced it by a 544/643 profile, the mini was putting again a big smile on a face instead of complains, mainly because it was usable and plain everywhere.

I think the key to a succesful choice of cam is having it matched to the cylinder head. You can only do this by trial and error.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

I seriously doubt it!