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Dec 28, 2020 | 02:26 AM

Old man davidson

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Help identifying this cam

I’m tearing down my 1985 FLTC to freshen up the heads and barrels. It appears to be a mostly stock EVO but I found this cam and adjustable pushrods and I can’t figure out what it is. Though I’m pretty sure it’s not stock. One lobe is marked “475” and another with “HW”. The gear is marked “77”.

Dec 28, 2020 | 06:47 AM

prodrag1320

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looks like a re ground stock cam,post a pic of the lobes,from this pic the cam looks to be junk anyway

Dec 28, 2020 | 01:08 PM

Old man davidson

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Here’s a couple more photos of the lobes.

I was planning on putting in an Andrews EV27 and fresh lifters anyway so if this one is junk I’m not too worried about it.

Dec 29, 2020 | 06:16 AM

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must have just been the light in the first pics,looks ok there.

Dec 29, 2020 | 06:25 AM

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I would like to see a pic of the face of the drive gear as it sits in the cam chest.. Is it possible it's a shovel cam?

Dec 31, 2020 | 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy

I would like to see a pic of the face of the drive gear as it sits in the cam chest.. Is it possible it's a shovel cam?

it’s possible though I’m not personally familiar with shovelhead cams.

Jan 1, 2021 | 10:01 AM

98hotrodfatboy

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Most all Evo cams that I am familiar with have a groove in the face of the cam gear..Yours does not, which would indicate a pre 77 cone shovel cam. Do you know what the base circle size is and the total height of the cam Lobe? Knowing the 2 would give you lift and maybe a clue as to who might have manufactured it.. Post measurements of both intake and exhaust..

Also with a degree wheel on the sprocket side of the crank and a dial indicator on the cam lobes you can record opening and closings of both lobes as well.. This is if you really want to know...