What if...? Question on retarding cam...

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Originally posted by srv1
does anyone know what it would do if i retarted my stock cam 4 degrees with the mods i have listed below?

It would move your powerband up about 750 rpms, meaning where ever you flatten out now, you would continue pulling for another 750 rpms, +/-100 rpm. However, you wouldn't start pulling at the same spot you do now. That too would move up. For example, let's say now you start to pull at 3000 rpms, and flatten out around 4900 rpms. If you retarded your cam 4 degrees, you wouldn't start pulling until after 3600 rpms, but you would continue to pull up to or past 5500 rpms, conservatively.

Take care,
~Chris