Camshaft Question

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. I remember a nickname for high-performance camshafts

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We used to call them "hairy bump sticks"

That's because the "bumps" on the camshaft were higher (get more gas in, and let the exhaust out faster),

and made the cars performance "hairy"!

I was building engines by '72 - just about to build another one (for myself).

Just as an aside - remember a few idjuts that decided to put in a hairy cam - and wondered why it ran like shit - - -

umm - well that's because that's ALL they did - just put in a high-performance cam - no carb changes, no timing curve changes, no headers, etc., - nadda - -

BUT - they idled real tough!



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