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Old 07-30-2017, 02:11 PM   #14
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Default Re: Potvin 3/8 cam specs?

One of the issues with that type cam card above here is the lack of the ".050" numbers, these are fairly important to determine how the cam will act in each individual build.

The "advertised" duration (280*) above tells more about the idle quality/sound than the actual performance.

I have 4 builds going on now, 3 8BA's and a "59" and the "59" actually has the "Potvin 3/8" (a copy of it at least), it was a customer supplied piece, he picked it out and handed it to us. It is NOT a good all-around choice for this build, a fairly heavy ride that will see only around-town cruising!

Thanks, Gary in N.Y.

P.S. Here's a photo of the cam card, it has way too much ".050" duration in my opinion on this unit.
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