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Offline Grabcon

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What Cam is What??
« on: April 14, 2012, 06:44:39 PM »
Awhile ago I got an F2/F3 motor and a couple of extra heads. One of the extra heads came with cam blocks and a cam, this head is also an F2/F3 head.  The cam in the complete motor and the cam in the extra head are different and I am trying to figure out what I have.

Below show the intake and exhaust lift for each of the cams. There are also some markings on the cams which mean nothing to me, so I would like some help to identify what I have. After where I have labled Cam 1 Or Cam 2 are the cam markings.

I just would like to know what types of cams these are F2/F3 cam or K cam what? Measurements were taken using a dial indicator and not a micrometer. So actual lift is measured not calculated. I also don't have a clue on the dwell.

Any help is appreciated.

Cam 1   R7 or R1     5 - A                  
                         
Intake   Exhaust   
0.318     0.303   
                        
Cam 2   R8  F - L                  
                                 
Intake     Exhaust   
0.300       0.286       

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Re: What Cam is What??
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2012, 08:23:03 PM »
Cam 1 is the F2/3 cam. Cam2 is a K3-K5 cam.
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Re: What Cam is What??
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2012, 09:15:12 PM »
Hondaman thanks for clearing that up for me.
CB750   1974 - Gone
CB750F 1976 - Gone :(
CB550   1978 - Gone & now back
CB900F 1981 - Gone
ST1100 1991 - Gone
ST1100 2000 - Gone
VFR800 2008 - Gone
ST1300 2008 - Gone
BMW F700GS - Wife's
VFR1200X 2016 - Mine