Jon. I didn't discuss the OBDII issue with him, but I'm sure he is aware of it. I
know from his cam page that more than .515 lift on a cam can cause piston to valve
clearance problems with the stock pistons. He told me he has a customer running a
supercharged DAK that does 11.60s and says its streetable ;-0! Feel free to call
him anytime.
Andre
Jon Steiger wrote:
> At 10:37 PM 1/20/99 -0600, you wrote:
> >I just spoke to Dave Hughes of Hughes Engines today. If you don't know, Hughes
> >Engines is one of the premier Mopar engine developer/builders. They are
> >particularly
> >famous for their fast rate of lift custom ground camshafts and head porting
> >as well
> >as big block and small block engine development. It just so happens that
> >Dave and
> >his crew have been doing extensive development work with the magnum engines
> >for the
> >last several years. They now have a wide variety of products available for
> >us magnum
> >fans to include specially ground, super fast rate of lift cams, stage I and
> >stage II
> >throttle bodies, stage I and stage II cylinder head porting, intake
> >modifications,
> >valvetrain components and more. The cams and related specs are on their
> >webpage(www.hughesengines.com) and they will soon have an entire section
> >devoted to
> >magnum engines up. Dave was kind and helpful as always and more than willing
> >to take
> >the time to help me select the right stuff. We now have another choice for
> >performance parts! Best wishes to all.
> >
>
> Andre,
>
> I was drooling over their web site a couple of weeks back, and printed
> out some info for later use, but I haven't actually talked to anyone yet
> though. In your discussion with Dave, did the subject of OBD-II happen
> to come up? If they've been doing some research for a while, maybe they'd
> know how radical a cam can get before the computer starts complaining?
>
> Kind of ironic that the Magnum engines are getting their own section
> just as CC stops producing them. Oh well, better late than never! :-)
>
> -Jon-
>
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