Dialed your cams??

[Rob B]

Have you dialed your cams into spec settings? How far where they out?

Did you do any before and after dyno or was it part of a bigger job?

Regards,

Rob

[ziggi]

ignore me :)

[Edited on 28-11-2003 by ziggi]

[Dobber1]

and me

[Totto]

Check out his site some Very Good info , it also covers Cam Dailing
http://www.moto-one.com.au/performance/index.html:D

[Dibble]

speak to neil at sigmaperformance or read his website

www.sigmaperformance.co.uk

PD

[ducv2]

Getting mine done as part of my retail therapy after changing lots of rockers and a cam after the usual problems:(:(:(
Understand that one inlet cam was well out when checked on opening timing but not too bad when checked using lobe centres. Appears all cams are up to 7' out on lobe centres so it will be interesting to see if I get any power improvement when its finished. At least with a new cam I will be getting full lift again on the vertical exhaust which will be useful:lol::lol::lol:

[skidlids]

My 955 motor is as it came to me fully set up by JHP, so are dialled in to match the spec of the engine.

[Rob B]

Skidlids,

What cams have you got in the 955? I was wondering if the 431 inlet and G ex would be too radical for a road engine, occasional TD's too.

Rgds,

Rob

[skidlids]

Rob, I have no idea what cams it uses, the engine is a Ex Duchams/GSE engine from when Jim Moodie and Ian Simpson were the riders. Its previous owner used it for Real Road Racing, it finished 2nd at the Manx GP a couple of years back. And when ever it was used for the TT or Manx GP fortnights it would get a full rebuild afterwards.

[Felix]

Rob, you really should talk to a reputable tuner who has lots of experience setting up Ducati engines.

There are several: Nelly at Cornerspeed who is on this site, Neil at Sigma, John Hackett.

John set up my Corse engine last year including dialing of the cams. He did a superb job as usual. It can make a difference, it just depends how far they are out and how much tuning you've done. I supsect you're just starting down this VERY expensive road. There is no known cure, either, once you've started.

And one final word: Be suspicious of wild horsepower claims. There is LOTS of misinformation around.

[Rob B]

Felix,

It's way too late, I've been an addicted fiddler for years.

I have already had the work done to reset the cams but I'd be particularly interested to know how much others had had to adjust (via verniers or keys) to get their cams where they wanted them.

It staggers me how far they can be out.

It won't make a lot/any HP on its own but I wanted to take a look at the cams and rockers before commiting this 996 engine to the frame.

Rgds,

Rob

[Rob B]

If anyone is interested, it made 116.2bhp with a great curve and 77.4 pound/foot torque.

996, Dialed cams, FIM single injector chip, 45/50 mm spaghetti headers, K&N filter with open lid and Termis.

Can't wait to ride it now. (Tank at Tony B's for respray after bike fell of work table)
Rgds,

Rob

[rockhopper]

I fancy having my cams set up correctly one day but to be honest i think you need to have it done as part of a general blue print of the engine. 7 degrees sounds a heck of a lot but its a bit less than 2% when you work it out.

[ducv2]

Just as an addition to my earlier post, one inlet cam lobe centre was at 80' instead of 100 ish, rest were a lot further out than I originally thought. Took over 9 hours to get them set, still got to wait and see if there is any improvement as am waiting for a flywheel before engine is back together. If anyone fancies a set of STM adjustable pullies, I have a set for sale.

[Edited on 7-2-2004 by ducv2]