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It likely had the 47-10 gear ratio which also helps.
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I was once told that changing the firing order from the standard to the S/C firing order will increase the horsepower by 25 HP. I was also told, by someone else, they put a S/C cam in a standard Cord and was disappointed by the results. I have never seen data supporting either one.
However it gets a lot more complicated then just changing the cam. The two cams are very different. First is the firing order, Second is the lift profile, third is the valve timing, fourth is the valve overlap. The firing order is fairly obvious. The other items have to do with the stand engine is sucking the mixture into the cylinder while in the S/C engine the mixture is being blown into the cylinders. Therefore the engine breaths very differently and this must be taken into account in the design of the cam.
So the bottom line is yeas you can put a S/C in a standard engine and just move the wires around for the firing order. However you may not get the performance you want.
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I have one in my 810.
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As to a Cord running the cam only - I thought the supercharged distributor has a different firing order, so does the S/C cam change have different valve timing and as a result you must run a S/C distributor too or apply the S/C firing order to a non - S/C distributor ?
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Terry Cockerell wrote: The question centred around installing a supercharged spec camshaft without the addition of a supercharger.
So why would the heavier chain drive be required ??
Terry your exactly correct. I just was asking in installing the CAM would change performance any. Cliff is correct about changing all the other parts IF you were to actually run a supercharger. I never planned for that in my original question. Just was "dreaming" about swapping in a supercharged cam for a non supercharged cam... Nothing more...
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So why would the heavier chain drive be required ??
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