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lyonnate23 03-27-2019 04:34 PM

Exhaust Camshaft '01 vs 95
 
I'm looking to swap my '01 VVT camshaft from the head due to a bit of scoring due to some bearing material floating through the oil. I have since rebuilt/replaced and hot-tanked anything that has oil flowing through it.
I have a spare exhaust camshaft from a '95 head.
Are there any physical differences between these two camshafts?
I looked online for this answer but could only find info on people putting exhaust camshafts on their non-vvt intake-side camshaft.

Full_Tilt_Boogie 03-27-2019 04:43 PM

Miata MX5 camshaft specifications

lyonnate23 03-27-2019 05:36 PM

Thanks Full_Tilt_Boogie. Exactly what I had asked for. I wish I knew more about cam profiles to interpret exactly what is going on by swapping these two camshafts.
Do you have any predictions on how the '95 camshaft in the '01 head will affect a boosted engine?

lyonnate23 03-27-2019 06:28 PM

Never mind. After a bit of research I see that it’s a little bit of a higher dynamic compression less top end HP cam. That can be made up with a little boost.

themonkeyman 03-27-2019 09:02 PM

THe 95 cam is also a hydraulic lifter cam while the 01 is not. Don’t believe they can mix.

lyonnate23 03-27-2019 09:29 PM


Originally Posted by themonkeyman (Post 1528533)
THe 95 cam is also a hydraulic lifter cam while the 01 is not. Don’t believe they can mix.

Can anyone confirm this?

Stealth97 03-27-2019 10:16 PM


Originally Posted by lyonnate23 (Post 1528538)
Can anyone confirm this?

Yes.

Full_Tilt_Boogie 03-28-2019 09:47 AM

Notice the base circle is smaller on the NA8 cam. This is a problem.

It could probably be made to work but its not worth it, once you figure out how to shim the buckets up youre not saving any money. Thats assuming there wont be other issues with the hydraulic profile on a solid lifter.


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