A high lift cam lifts an engine valve by a higher amount than a low lift cam.
Camming means cruising in your Chevy Camaro. To say a car is a "Cammer" means it has a high lift cam. So I would assume when someone says it is camming they mean the engine is loping due to the high lift cam installed. An engine with a high lift cam will not idle very well, but does run well at high rpms.
Cam lift and duration is how wide the cam opens the valve, and how long the valve stays open. The longer the valve is open, the more air\fuel mixture can get into the cylinder. More fuel means more power.
The cam duration is the degrees of crankshaft rotation that the valve is lifted of it's seat. Most accurate way to compare cams is with duration at .050 inch lift. How many degrees from when the valve is .050 off opening to when the valve is off the seat .050 during closing.
Depends on the year, cam, compression ratio. engine warm, 130-165psi, long duration lowers psi, overlap increases psi., solid cam with same duration would be higher than hyd. due to increased valve rate. All reading should be +/- 10%
List the model year and vehicle the engine is in and I can tell you the H.P.
Any cam will fit in the hole, but that's not to say that it will produce the right amount of lift and duration to suit the motor. It's also possible to put in a cam with so much lift it will cause the valves to hit the pistons.
if it is a small block chevy cam it should be .422 intake lift .442 ex lift .050 duration 204 on intake 214 on exh on a 110 lobe center hope that helps
I would assume it means the cam has been removed. I have never heard the term used in this manner.
If you put that cam in your engine it will never run as good as it does now. You will have nothing but problems.
Cams are devices that transfer rotating motion to linear motion. As a oval shaped cam is rotated against a roller, the roller can move a lever with each revolution. In an engine, the cams are used to lift the valves that open the inlet and exhaust ports.
more period. although variable valve timing changes both intake exhaust independently, so for a cam grind that is to be one lift,duration more is better.