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[jonben8]

Hi Everyone

Just ordered my 7 port alloy head today, should be here tomorrow.
I am just on rebuilding my 1275 engine using plus 60 thou pistons 1.5 roller rockers, knife edged crank, steel flywheel etc
The only thing i am sure on is which came would be best suited for this application. The car will only be used as weekend toy on back roads.
I have a few cams already

Swiftune SW5-07
Minisport CA2
MG Metro

Always fancied a 286 scatter

Didnt know if anybody had tried these or have any better suggestions

thanks jonathan

[Artful Dodger]

Surely the whole point of a scatter cam is to open certain valves more than others to equal out the 2 port - 4 cylinders issue. Seeig as you have 4 inlet ports, doesn't it render the scatter pointless apart
From the exhaust valves side of things?

[jonben8]

do you think a 286 might be a bit hairy for the road

[danny1]

no not at all

[Artful Dodger]

I wouldn't say no not at all but it would be bare-able.

[jonben8]

does anybody have 286 they would like to sell

[mini13]

what head is it? Specialist components? webcon?

[jonben8]

webcon

[MIGLIACARS]

defiantly not the scatter

[mini13]

something like a 286, 296, vp8, re13...

[summs116]

i ran a 296 it idle well at 1100rpm come on cam around 2800-3000 pulled well till 7000-7200 and was fine on the road,are you running carbs or injecting it,

[Tahiti Joe]

I'd definitely be looking using something more lively than the SW5... A 286 would be good, or an SW10 maybe..?

[jonben8]

going to run 40 dcoes

[KernowCooper]

I run a 1330 with race head, Hif44, Aldon Yellow,Maniflow full system and a 276 cam and thats really mild so I think as a backroad car the 286 would be ok

[craig whelan]

i had a 286 scatter on a 1293 engine with poretd and polished head, it accellerated really well after 2500 rpm but it didnt seem to like it when i tried to drive it normally