piper cams

1. sy84 L-plater Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 53

   #1 14th October 2008, 11:53

   hi i was told when i brought my vts that it had piper cams fitted,iv taken one of the cam covers of to try and find out what cams are fitted i can't see any markings on the cams to tell what cams they are,where would the markings usualy be
2. Colin Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2006 Banbury Posts: 4623 Saxo Rally Car Evo 6

   #2 14th October 2008, 12:04

   Should be BP285 but mine were on the end of the camshaft
3. sy84 L-plater Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 53

   #3 14th October 2008, 12:23

   when you say top end do you mean the end the pullys are on?
4. Colin Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2006 Banbury Posts: 4623 Saxo Rally Car Evo 6

   #4 14th October 2008, 12:27

   Unfortunately yeah. Means there is no way of telling with the cams fitted in the head.
5. Aly Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2007 Sunderland Posts: 10341

   #5 14th October 2008, 13:01

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by sy84 hi i was told when i brought my vts that it had piper cams fitted

   I'm afraid mate these days you should never take anyone's word.
   
   Hope you do have them fitted, I would have asked for receipts and/or show evidence of them fitted.
6. sy84 L-plater Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 53

   #6 14th October 2008, 16:47

   the guy i brought it from did say he wasnt 100% sure if it has piper cams it was just what he was told aswell,i need to find out coz if it aint got them im gona invest in sum cat cams.
7. user_4153 Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2004 Cambs Posts: 630 Vts track car

   #7 14th October 2008, 18:27

   Only way is by removing cam pullies and seeing if end of shafts are stamped.
   
   Unless your doing it yourself it could be an expensive 2 second check.
8. sy84 L-plater Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 53

   #8 14th October 2008, 18:40

   yea will have a look my self.fingers crossed it has lol
9. makaveli144 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Burton Posts: 3661 Alfa Romeo GT

   #9 14th October 2008, 18:51

   Quote:

   yea will have a look my self.fingers crossed it has lol

   No reciepts or anything? Can you not feel it? one way I tried mine, very unscientific was to take it through the entire rev range.
   
   I have piper 285 cams, the note and pull of the engine changes at about 3k and becomes more frantic goes mad at 5k and then hits the limiter at 8k.