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Post by tvnacman on Dec 21, 2013 17:23:56 GMT -5
now what ?
John
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Post by carasdad on Dec 21, 2013 18:55:08 GMT -5
Wow John..I know you have a bit of contempt for me...but.. My post was not about you OR your products so no need to retort with a 'Now what?' video. I test and tinker with many so called performance parts..then put out there what I find. It does not mean my observations are definitive or total Gospel fact. I merely said that my timing light showed no advance in CDI's that claim to have it..AND I did say the Casoli one appeared to in my post..did I not? You see..I watch so many folks blow money on high dollar items that do nothing but line a manufacturers pocket...so I try to get the word out...because they come on here wondering why they don't have the claimed performance gain..and they think they did something wrong. Just like the many here that buy A9 cams that give no improvement..and in most cases degrade performance..hence the reason I bought a few A9 cams and measured them with a degree wheel and runout gauge. That is because the criteria for each grind seems to remain a mystery..as nobody can tell you what they are....they do not know simply because..not even their wholesaler does. They are just told that they are A9 etc. My buddy owns an automotive machine shop and has the parameters for A8 through A14 cams that he got from MRP years ago when the numbers were not a secret. Many are found to be anything BUT what it is marketed as.. We test parts together...therefore just as you..well..we test things. I had no clue that reporting observations would get under anyone's skin. My sincere apology..and I will keep findings to my self. Make today great..and have a wonderful Holiday.  |
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Post by tvnacman on Dec 21, 2013 20:29:52 GMT -5
Glen , we are on the same page . I have a rather large box full of hype performance CDI's . I choose not to deceit the public therefore I do not look to sell them . I would like to be rid of them but not under false claims . I did not take your post as if it were directed toward me . I do make claims and the video just backs up my claim . I look to see other dealer research it cuts down on my expense . I'm not surprised about what you say about the A9 cams (anything to part people from there money) . I would like to have a copy of the spec sheet for the cams and a peek at your setup for checking them . The now what was over the top , in the future I will keep the wise guy suppressed .
John
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Post by carasdad on Dec 21, 2013 22:21:25 GMT -5
Glen , we are on the same page . I have a rather large box full of hype performance CDI's . I choose not to deceit the public therefore I do not look to sell them . I would like to be rid of them but not under false claims . I did not take your post as if it were directed toward me . I do make claims and the video just backs up my claim . I look to see other dealer research it cuts down on my expense . I'm not surprised about what you say about the A9 cams (anything to part people from there money) . I would like to have a copy of the spec sheet for the cams and a peek at your setup for checking them . The now what was over the top , in the future I will keep the wise guy suppressed . John Yeah..like you..I have boxes of 'hype' components that I won't sell..give away...or even toss out cause I wanna take them apart or examine them compared to 'normal' stuff..which in many cases they are just normal stuff. Take apart a performance coil..you would expect a different amount of windings and different gauge wire...but ya won't see it. Then set your Fluke meter to Ohms...what do ya get?.. The same resistance as a stock coil. However one idiosyncrasy I did find with high tension coils was that I had a few with constant misfires. Testing them on the scoot in a dark garage I found that they arced the plug gap..but frequently didn't and just arced to the frame. To test a cam we just mount one in the engine...find true TDC..attach a small version of a degree wheel(many free ones on the internet..just print them out and rubber cement it on or use 3m 77 spray adhesive to attach it to a CD or DVD so you can bolt it in place) Then attach a run out..or dial gauge to the cam base and rotate the cam to measure lobes. Here is a link.. www.ooracing.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=3370A True A9 should have in the ballpark of... intake lobe widest point is 25.78 exhaust widest point 25.67.. lift is 5.86 LSA (Lobe seperation angle) is 119 degrees. Meeting the criteria for an A9 cam..LSA is the distance bewteen the two lobes. Here is a good read on how to do it..and what a wide LSA vs a narrow LSA does to engine performance... www.lunatipower.com/Tech/Cams/CamSpecTerms.aspx Happy reading... |
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