How to timing camshafts on a Porsche 911 engine?
Please try again later. Cam timing on a Porsche 911 engine is a critical step in any rebuild. This video shows the process using STOMSKI RACING’s SR098 (Cam Timing Fixture) and other tools. Directions provide easy to follow procedures to ensure easy and very precise setting of the camshafts to ensure optimal performance.
When is the best time to change the cam timing?
Obviously, the best time to set the cams is when the motor is being rebuilt. However, the cam timing can be changed and altered with the engine in the car. Quite a few things need to be removed or placed out of the way: engine mounts, A/C compressor, spark plugs, valve covers, some heater hoses, fuel injection components: but it is indeed possible.
How to set idle speed on Porsche 911?
For details on setting the idle speed for your 911, make sure that you look at Projects 29-31, which are specific to each different type of fuel injection system. To properly set the timing, you may have to remove the vacuum hoses from the distributor.
Please try again later. Cam timing on a Porsche 911 engine is a critical step in any rebuild. This video shows the process using STOMSKI RACING’s SR098 (Cam Timing Fixture) and other tools. Directions provide easy to follow procedures to ensure easy and very precise setting of the camshafts to ensure optimal performance.
Obviously, the best time to set the cams is when the motor is being rebuilt. However, the cam timing can be changed and altered with the engine in the car. Quite a few things need to be removed or placed out of the way: engine mounts, A/C compressor, spark plugs, valve covers, some heater hoses, fuel injection components: but it is indeed possible.
For details on setting the idle speed for your 911, make sure that you look at Projects 29-31, which are specific to each different type of fuel injection system. To properly set the timing, you may have to remove the vacuum hoses from the distributor.
How much horsepower does a Porsche 911 SC have?
The 180 bhp engine was widely reported as more powerful than claimed. For 1980, the SC received a minor increase in compression, the cooling fan was changed to the bigger Turbo version, the distributor regained a vacuum advance and new timing covers were fitted. Engine power rose to 188 bhp.