Know Your Hi-Performance camshaft

One of the important parts on a vehicle engine having an effect on the character and power, especially for a type 4 stroke engine, is the camshaft (Kem).
Camshaft is one engine component that has the duty to regulate the open-close-valve engine (open-close valve) inlet and exhaust in the combustion chamber of a vehicle engine. Camshaft will rotate in the machine continuously for the engine alive. Camshaft forms of iron bars with a certain length that has a special form and there are a few gentle bumps on the body, called lobes.

Sections called lobes, which will be in charge of moving the engine valve so as to open the inlet and exit of combustor and engine-lid opening time this can affect the power on a machine. Each manufacturer makes the shape of a car engine camshaft is different, even though it was original, especially on the part of his lobe. Therefore each type of engine in cars of various brands, certainly has the power and torque are different as well.

Custom camshaft (Hi-Performance) and its use.
In the arena of modifications related to engine performance, many car owners who want to apply a custom aftermarket camshaft or camshaft called hi-performance, with the expectation that the increased engine performance. Since the camshaft is usually like this has made custom designs and higher lobes of the camshaft than the original factory default. Many manufacturers produce racing parts for hi-performance camshaft is designed for engine brands and specific types.

In the application process, hi-performance camshaft does not necessarily can be installed on the engine directly. Basic specifications of the machine must be amended and adjusted again in order to remain able to work perfectly after using hi-performance camshaft it. Since the application of this part, will automatically be able to make higher rpm, so it must be supported by other engine components that can be worked up in the machine with a higher speed than this standard.

Changes / modifications to the engine specifications such as for example, raising the engine compression ratio, the way such as shortened / memapas piston cylinder head or replacing the dome more prominent. Actually, the basic specification of engine modifications due to the hi-performance camshaft application is very complex, such as for example should be followed by the replacement of several components associated with the valve / valve, clutch and more. For the effects from the use of hi-performance camshaft, the results are very varied, because it all depends on the form lobes in the size of the degrees on the camshaft body.

For those of you who want to use a camshaft at the hi-performance engine that is still the standard and most commonly used daily, it is not recommended, because the engine speed at low RPM will be uncomfortable to be lived day-to-day, the engine just spins round matches played on high RPM and will be more wasteful of fuel. Actually, the standard engine daily car can still use the hi-performance camshaft, but especially the camshaft lobes modifications should only be slightly modified, the automatic effectiveness would not be optimal to be felt.