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greg1.4
24-12-07, 07:22 PM
anyone heard of enem cams or got one? i have put a camshaft on my nova 1300, which looks alot meatier than a standard cam and has made it sound alot gruntier and go better..

i am just wondering what degree's it could be etc..
on the end of the cam its got ENEM X17.

let me know if you guyys know anything about these cams and if they are good!

cheers

Greg
vaughanmc
24-12-07, 07:23 PM
Some of the Nova Sport lot might be able to help you Greg

Read about some Sport's running those cams
Adam
24-12-07, 07:31 PM
Its the optional nova sport cam.
About 270deg duration iirc
Royston
24-12-07, 07:34 PM
It is a gen Nova Sport Cam, it is infact @300 duration!

Lifts std sport from 82hp to 93hp!
Adam
24-12-07, 07:38 PM
Do you mean X13.
I cant find details for X17.
Oh, and the nova sport(x13) cam is 254deg duration. Very mild cam, according to the catalogue.
vaughanmc
24-12-07, 07:47 PM
Was that cam not a bit lumpy for road use?

And was the Enem cam the same one as the Irmscher cam that was optional as well?
greg1.4
24-12-07, 09:43 PM
no its X17. definetly.

i have looked in the nova sport guide/build manual and its a 298 degree cam and that is the X17..

so is that the same as a "grp a" cam??

what degree is the kent ast2?

thanks

Greg
Stuart
25-12-07, 07:47 AM
Was that cam not a bit lumpy for road use?

And was the Enem cam the same one as the Irmscher cam that was optional as well?


I think its fair to assume that irmscher would have purchased the cam from Enem and sold it that way...
Nick
25-12-07, 11:33 AM
The Kent AST2 is a touch under 290deg IIRC. Might be 286 ?

I have one, and don't even know !
greg1.4
25-12-07, 12:20 PM
thanks, so i have a pretty mean cam then..

cheers

Greg
Nick
25-12-07, 02:32 PM
Yes, by looking at duration alone.

Although, IIRC you're running T40's ?

Get it setup properly. The X17 Cam is a serious jump from standard
greg1.4
25-12-07, 04:46 PM
yes i am running 40's..

i found out the cam was not standard so, i thought bugger it..al slap her on and see what it does. only took me an hour.

i am not keeping it on my engine, i am fitting it to another engine i am building for my rally car..

thanks guys!

Greg
Martin
25-12-07, 04:48 PM
Royston, is that the same cam you have just put into your sport? or your 1300SR?
Nick
25-12-07, 05:17 PM
yes i am running 40's..

i found out the cam was not standard so, i thought bugger it..al slap her on and see what it does. only took me an hour.

i am not keeping it on my engine, i am fitting it to another engine i am building for my rally car..

thanks guys!

Greg

Well whatever you do, make sure you have it setup properly before giving it some abuse !
Stuart
25-12-07, 05:56 PM
300 deg cams arent "that" lairy anymore....
greg1.4
25-12-07, 06:04 PM
so what are then?
Stuart
25-12-07, 06:36 PM
310's :D

imho a 300deg cammed engine will run fine (jims does...)
greg1.4
25-12-07, 06:40 PM
lollol

car does feel more lumpy on tick over but isnt bad atal..

havnt been able to give her mega beans yet so dont know if i will feel the cam "kick" in.

i know i went a run in my mates 205 gti with webbers and cam etc, when at got to 4k, she pulled like a train..
greg1.4
25-12-07, 06:54 PM
would uprated cam followers be a good idea too?
Martin
25-12-07, 06:57 PM
id of thought so if you going for a grp a spec..?
Stuart
25-12-07, 07:05 PM
GM followers are fine... and in many cases better than the "uprated" ones...
Adam
25-12-07, 07:09 PM
lollol

car does feel more lumpy on tick over but isnt bad atal..

It will do if you've just fitted it, and not touched the carb setup at all...
Nick
26-12-07, 02:21 PM
GM followers are fine... and in many cases better than the "uprated" ones...

I'd definetly second that one.

The Kent Items are meant to be "uprated" but they are very rough and the casting (i presume they're cast) looks horrible compared to the GM ones.

I've got a photo comparing both somewhere, i resorted back to GM ones !