It’s actually the long duration that causes more overlap that’s what gives you the chop chop
@SealofPerfection3 ай бұрын
Correct, the LSA has nothing to do with it. And LSA has nothing to do with how much overlap it has, either.
@Jon-k8z3 ай бұрын
@@SealofPerfectionLsa has everything to do with overlap
@SealofPerfection3 ай бұрын
@@Jon-k8z Not the way it works. Duration is what give you the overlap. LSA is irrelevant. You can have 10 cams for the same motor with all different LSA's, and all can have the same overlap. Duration is what does it.
@mattphillippi55913 ай бұрын
@@SealofPerfection right so the placement of the lobes apart from each other in degrees has nothing to do with how their bases overlap. No both lsa and duration give you overlap. Also wouldn't the right valve event timing be the most important thing a cam needs to do? Isnt that directly related to lsa? You could then say for a given application I need X amount of overlap and as a result duration is given to you.
@SealofPerfection3 ай бұрын
@@mattphillippi5591 Go watch Powell Machine's video about this one. He's a cam grinder and explains it all. LSA has nothing to do with how much overlap you have, and overlap is what makes a cam chop. You can have the same overlap with any LSA. Watch his video
@jimgagne38013 ай бұрын
Hard to live with on the street...... I could live with it.. ;)
@TakeAGuessWhatsNext3 ай бұрын
Not the gas prices though. But then again that's what we build them for.
@claiborneeastjr41293 ай бұрын
I haven't heard the term "overlap" used lately. Seems like it was used more often years ago.
@martywilsonwilsonenginesho79403 ай бұрын
It's OVERLAP that you hear.......get it right please.
@loadb59853 ай бұрын
It is worth noting that LSA is relative to the cam profile and motor. Overlap is the true source of lope. The desired overlap is application dependent, there is a balance between form and function.
@paulbzzz76363 ай бұрын
Is that why the race shop is named Lopers?
@taquitopicante58633 ай бұрын
Well explained.
@SealofPerfection3 ай бұрын
Yet wrong
@taquitopicante58633 ай бұрын
@@SealofPerfection Yeah, I thought about it later and I think it's just the opposite. A wide lobe separation gives you that choppy idle.
@SealofPerfection3 ай бұрын
@@taquitopicante5863 Not what I meant. LSA has nothing to do with the chop. Overlap is what causes that. LSA doesn't come into play. You can have wide or narrow LSA and still have the same overlap, and both cams will idle the same.
@Faolan1612 ай бұрын
@@taquitopicante5863 I ran a 204/214, 114 lsa cam with a lope, a 214/224, 112 cam with a smooth idle... Then a 200/212, 108 lsa cam with a smooth idle. Lsa doesn't determine idle quality, it's a combination of factors.
@jasonkaiser51503 ай бұрын
There pushing exhaust gas back up the runner at low rpms.
@mattphillippi55913 ай бұрын
It's the overlap that causes that. "Tight" or "loose" lsa does not mean more or less overlap, the duration dictates that. An engine that is seen as a lower performing engine ie a stock low compression engine will actually require a tighter lsa to maximize torque, sometimes as low as 103° but most ending up around 106-108° vs a high performance high compression engine which may actually require 116-120 lsa to maximize torque. The overlap is what causes the chop.
@shadowopsairman15833 ай бұрын
Depends on where you need the power band, in racing it's needed in the higher rpm range (wot), lower for street, i got a cam to increase torque in the lower range for hauling payloads
@mattphillippi55913 ай бұрын
@@shadowopsairman1583 yes. So you either chose the cam based on duration or based on lsa/overlap. Both theories seem to work however the standard for years has been off duration and seems to me more willy nilly than David vizards theory which seemingly can better predict the right cam for a given engine the first time.
@blueridgemountainprepper21663 ай бұрын
Nice to see somebody else besides me understands
@Faolan1612 ай бұрын
Nice to see that someone besides you has the same incorrect thought process? Lsa doesn't determine idle quality.
@john-davidcairns16153 ай бұрын
Think you need to watch David vizard video on lsa and duration
@383mazda3 ай бұрын
So, is it really a tight LSA, or an early intake valve opening? I'm other words, will a low duration cam on a tight LSA still sound like a bigger duration can with the same LSA?
@Jon-k8z3 ай бұрын
That lope in the exhaust is from duration mostly.
@mattphillippi55913 ай бұрын
Actually that's overlap
@justlookingaround3 ай бұрын
Holy shit, local boys from speedway. Any connection with speed way salvage??
@apollorobb3 ай бұрын
Watch Powell Machine Daniel Explains this and gets it right .
@demarques19113 ай бұрын
Don't forget the aggressive durations
@masjuggalo3 ай бұрын
So basically how the ghost cams work? You just face the cams differently to tighten up the LSA and make it choppy
@Faolan1612 ай бұрын
Ignition timing and a/f ratio have an impact as well.
@louielouie777Ай бұрын
WRONG WRONG WRONG
@Faolan1612 ай бұрын
Not true. It's a combination of port size, cam, compression ratio, exhaust flow, and ignition timing. I've run a custom 212/219, 108 lsa with smooth idle, and a 204/214, 114 cam with a lope. Large cams always have a lope regardless of lsa. Why is this thought becoming mainstream? Second time today, and it's simply false.
@gordonsillarsАй бұрын
Stupidest explanation ever!! The overlap causes some “reversion”, exhaust gases blowing back up through the slightly open intake valves into the intake manifold. This causes an uneven fuel/air mix, and THAT’S what causes the chop. As the engine revs up the speed of the air coming in overcomes the reversion and the engine smooths out. The more the overlap, the higher the engine has to rev to smooth out.
@DoNotResuscitateAgain3 ай бұрын
When your intake valves and exhaust valves are both slightly open for a brief moment at the same time. So what you're saying is... Tap some sparkplugs into the tail pipes!! Set the asphalt a blaze?!! 🤘🏻😈🤘🏻
@MoreBollocks-ui2zs3 ай бұрын
You're describing valve overlap.
@jasonkaiser51503 ай бұрын
That's not how that works. When the rev limiter shuts the spark to the plugs the engine is still pushing fuel through the engine. Since the fuel is not burning in the cylinder the mixture is pushed out the tail pipe. You can ignite the unburnt fuel with a spark plug in the tail pipe. Lsa has nothing to do with it.
@jimthomas19893 ай бұрын
@@jasonkaiser5150, Never had a Rev limit er Built small block Chevy engines to scream to the moon , My little 327 screams to 11,000rpm before the valves start to float , then the 11 inch heavy-duty clutch is released and power goes to a M-21 Muncie 4 speed trans and then to a posi rear end , pulls both front tires off the ground in a 66 Chevelle Super Sport that weighs 3200lb , What's a Rev Limiter 😂
@DoNotResuscitateAgain3 ай бұрын
@@jasonkaiser5150 before your time i reckon.
@DoNotResuscitateAgain3 ай бұрын
@@MoreBollocks-ui2zs Ya so was he... But without calling it overlap. did yall watch this video? 🤣