Originally Posted by Blusmbl
Originally Posted by AndyF
I figured out that the only people who really understand lobe centerlines are the guys who work on twin overhead cam engines. They have the ability to easily change the lobe separation so they are able to dial in exactly what the engine wants. The rest of us guess at it a few times until we run out of money.


And on something like a Coyote, all it takes is a few keystrokes and you can move both the intake and exhaust cams independently. I think most of the 1000+ hp coyote builds either lock the cams out completely or limit the phaser travel though.


I would imagine on a high power build they would find the sweet spot and just lock the cams. It would be interesting to know what the "sweet spot" is though. I do know on OEM engines they change the LSA between idle and WOT in order to maximize power and MPG. Widening the lobe centers can help with the idle quality, reduce emissions and improve fuel economy. Then they tighten up the LSA to improve pull on the intake charge to boost torque. Not so sure what they do at WOT. They might widen the LSA back out a bit.