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Differance between cams on EA82 turbo and carb motors


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Actually, It depends on the year.. This is something I came across quite a while ago, someone with an 85-86 FSM will have to verify.

 

85-86 Carb and turbo used the same cams.

87+ they are different with the turbo cams allowing for less valve overlap

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Not quite what was asked... this is from the 1989 FSM that is on "Finleyweb", section 2-3 pg 6:

 

SPFI:

Intake (open/close): 10BTDC/54ABDC (Duration: 244)

Exhaust (open/close): 49BBDC/15ATDC (Duration: 244)

(Overlap: 25degrees)

 

MPFI Turbo:

Intake (open/close): 14BTDC/56ABDC (Duration: 250)

Exhaust (open/close): 56BBDC/14ATDC (Duration: 250)

(Overlap: 28degrees)

 

(Duration and overlap were computed by me, so may be subject to math error.)

 

I thought that I had heard that the SPFI cams were "wilder" than the turbo cams, but it doesn't look this way for this year. I am interested in finding out what the mildest cam for the EA82 series is.

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From the 86 FSM:

 

Carb

Intake (open/close): 3 BTDC / 51 ABDC

Exhaust: 47 BBDC / 7 ATDC

 

SPFI

Intake: 10 BTDC / 54 ABDC

Exhaust: 49 BBDEC / 15 ATDC

 

MPFI non-Turbo

Intake: 12 BTDC / 58 ABDC

Exhaust: 58 BBDC / 12 ATDC

 

MPFI Turbo

Intake: 3 BTDC / 51 ABDC

Exhaust: 47 BBDC / 7 ATDC

 

Appears in 86 Carb and Turbo are the same, but the rest are different. I dunno what any of this means though. Someone else can do the calculations needed.

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From the 86 FSM:

 

Carb

Intake (open/close): 3 BTDC / 51 ABDC

Exhaust: 47 BBDC / 7 ATDC

 

SPFI

Intake: 10 BTDC / 54 ABDC

Exhaust: 49 BBDEC / 15 ATDC

 

MPFI non-Turbo

Intake: 12 BTDC / 58 ABDC

Exhaust: 58 BBDC / 12 ATDC

 

MPFI Turbo

Intake: 3 BTDC / 51 ABDC

Exhaust: 47 BBDC / 7 ATDC

 

Appears in 86 Carb and Turbo are the same, but the rest are different. I dunno what any of this means though. Someone else can do the calculations needed.

 

Of course all this is time related factors, but I found zero difference physically with 1989 sube book for physical height (lift) and duration. good info, never knew they were physically different....

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