
Type
4 Camshafts
This page was last updated
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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The
Type 1 and Type 4 camshafts are similar in design and
layout. The Type 4 cam is slightly longer. Both of these
camshafts are aftermarket cams and use bolt on cam gears.
The Type 1 camshaft is an Engle W-100 and the Type 4
is a Scat C-25. They both about the same duration, though
the C-25 has quite a bit more lift. |
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Here
you can see the difference in the camshaft lobe. The
Type 4 cam lobe is about 1/3 wider than the Type 4.
The bearing journals are also larger on the Type 4. |
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Here's
a close up of the end of the Scat C-25 camshaft. You
can see the details of the camshaft here. The extra
part on top of the camshaft(after the last bearing journal)
is a lobe for the mechanical fuel pump. |
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The
Type 4 uses 5 bolts to mount the camshaft to the cam
gear. This particular cam gear is one I found in a junkyard
engine. It's an earlier gear made out of a softer metal.
I'm going to try it and see how it works. |
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Here's
a side shot of the cam gear. Notice how the cam gear
bolts protrude. This protrusion can lead to problems
with the oil pump. Make sure to check that the bolts
don't interfer with the oil pump. |
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