Elgin 314 296 106

[911 Vintage Par]

Does anyone have real world experience with this camshaft.
The claim is huge Dyno numbers but impossible to drive on the street.
Of course engine size matters but I am looking for some general impressions.

[JoeMag]

Are those comments ("huge dyno...) from Dema Elgin or someone else? If someone else, I'd connect w Dema and see what that was designed for.

[GG Allin]

I have these cams and there is nothing undrivable about them on the street. The engine makes good torque down low and keeps making power beyond 6000 rpms. I haven't really pushed it beyond that and have no dyno numbers.

[911 Vintage Par]

Originally Posted by JoeMag

Are those comments ("huge dyno...) from Dema Elgin or someone else? If someone else, I'd connect w Dema and see what that was designed for.

The cam is designed for racing.
I called all of the usual suspects and now I'm looking for actual user input
The responses are mixed.
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Originally Posted by GG Allin

I have these cams and there is nothing undrivable about them on the street. The engine makes good torque down low and keeps making power beyond 6000 rpms. I haven't really pushed it beyond that and have no dyno numbers.

Thanks for your input.
What size is your engine, what intake, and what exhaust?

[GG Allin]

It's a 3.6 with 50mm PMO carbs. Compression is in the ball park of 10.5:1 which from what I gather is on the low end for cams like this. Exhaust is a set of S Cargo style headers, 1.75 inch o.d. with a Dynamax muffler. The engine makes a lot of torque.

[r lane]

I run a 306 288 102 in a track car with MFI, and it is a rocket. The cam you mention is I think one step more aggressive. I have a set of those that I plan to put into my second motor. I always thought Elgin's cams no matter how aggressive, had great low and midrange performance. Bob

[Old H2S]

Call Elgin, he will tell you..

[stownsen914]

I can tell you that a 310 296 is a pretty hot cam - in a 2.7L. I wouldn’t drive that on the street. 314 is close to the same thing. In a bigger motor like a 3.6 it would be a different ball game. Pretty sporty but tolerable if that’s your taste.

It’s worth noting that driveability is a relative term, even for a given application like street. Some prefer a sportier power band even if it comes with modest detriment to driveability (I fall into that camp).

[Turbo_pro]

Originally Posted by Old H2S

Call Elgin, he will tell you..

I guess you missed the part where JD said "I called all the usual suspects".

[Old H2S]

I got him on the phone..

[911 Vintage Par]

Once again. I spoke to the group of cam grinders who specialize on Porsche air-cooled engines. They were all pretty consistent.
I am looking for actual owner driving experience.
The one thing that was clear from all the cam grinders, 12:1 plus compression is required to take advantage of the cam's specification.

Without knock sensor capability, street gas is not recommended.

BTW: John Dougherty (DRC) said many of his costumers have tried these cams and changed them out for a less aggressive cam.