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Old 10-14-2009, 07:22 PM
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I've been looking at some idle videos of exhaust with various mods and I'm hearing a distinct similarity between what my car sounded like when it was running and an E cam.

Given that I am not a machinist, I obviously havn't got the proper tools to measure my lobes and find out.

Are there any distinct markings on the alphabet cams that distinguish them from stock? Also, if I were to use a micrometer from the bottom of the base circle to the top of the lobe, are there any spec sheets I could compare to?
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Old 10-14-2009, 07:25 PM
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should say it on the front of the cam. mine said f303 on it
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Matt, on the heel of the cam it'll be clearly stamped
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Old 10-14-2009, 07:34 PM
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my E303 had it stamped too
you should be able to measure a difference in the lobe, that is how you determine how much lift the cam would have
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just went out and looked at the motor i purchased, all it has is two B's and 1D1, so I'll assume that stock. I'll take the other one out tomorrow and have a peek.
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