Camshaft swap - mix and match?

sounds as though it would be a milder cam than original and so should work fine.

Yes it would.

Loss of performance from lack of lift and increased duration.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember alan@darkroom.+.com (A.Lee) saying something like:

No reason you would burn a valve, but expect a bit less power. Not much less, and possibly not even noticeable.

I would check the profile of the cam and get the actual figures. Duration angles and lift. the turbo cam may be very detrimental to the performance.

A suggestion, not sure what has been damaged - lobes or journals, is to ask a performance shop can they get the camshaft reground or an exchange one.

or ask a dealer if they have any warranty ones kicking around. They change heads as a unit so may have a cam.

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to be putting it in, if it affects performance too much, then it isnt a massive job to replace it, whereas finding the right part is a real pain - I can buy new at £330+ vat, but I'm not paying that much for a cam, when a 2nd hand engine can be had for £450. Ta Alan.

Turbo cam's are often milder than the NA version, so it would un-doubtably run, and possibly be slightly better in the mid range torque wise, but loose out at the top end.

Tim..