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[VintageLambo] All That Work for 5 or 6 HP ? Yikes !!

Author: rvosari

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If anyone is seriously planning on" phasing" the cams on their trusty V-12, consider what you are getting involved with. In order to get maximum benefit you need to treat each bank as a separate motor… because you are going to have different cylinder/power conditions in EACH bank because you have a "well used" motor. SO you need to change and test each setting on a dyno because + 3 degrees on one bank for the intake may not work as well as + 4 on the other bank…AND you need to do the same for the exhausts ! What if you can"t get the sprockets loose, or drop a chain, or get unlucky and bang a piston. And when you are all done you get a positive5 or 6 ponies and a little torque ? I would spend my time on the DCOE"s… they are a LOT easier to work with and you can probably pull 5 HP out of there for a lot less work… and maybe even get a better running car in the bargain ! REV

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