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| ====== REF: Engine Mechanicals - Sub-01H ====== | ====== REF: Engine Mechanicals - Sub-01H ====== | ||
| ====== Test Fitting Cams ====== | ====== Test Fitting Cams ====== | ||
| - | Factory fitting of the cams is (or rather was) all about noise control. \\ | + | Factory fitting of the cams is (or rather was) all about noise control. ((aswracing of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1840595)) \\ |
| By selecting the cam gears sized specifically for the engine they were going in, they could walk that fine line between noisy and too-tight. \\ | By selecting the cam gears sized specifically for the engine they were going in, they could walk that fine line between noisy and too-tight. \\ | ||
| The noise from the gears being a tad loose doesn't hurt anything. Too-tight however can cause localized tooth heating and failure. \\ | The noise from the gears being a tad loose doesn't hurt anything. Too-tight however can cause localized tooth heating and failure. \\ | ||
