Camshafts: are nc23 / nc29 the same?

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Re: Camshafts: are nc23 / nc29 the same?

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Silly question, do you still have that engine?
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Cammo wrote:There's a mob over here in Oz that successfully race a CB400, amongst other things I believe they fitted an NC23 cam for increased valve lift.

The cam specs should be in the CBR400 haynes manual.

Hahahaha I know its an old post but im stalking lol .
There was this guy i knew in Kiwiville and he raced a CB400 and with the Yoshi cam it was checked over 50 HP , is it the Vic guys you are talking about ??

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kiwi racer wrote:
Cammo wrote:There's a mob over here in Oz that successfully race a CB400, amongst other things I believe they fitted an NC23 cam for increased valve lift.

There was this guy i knew in Kiwiville and he raced a CB400 and with the Yoshi cam it was checked over 50 HP , is it the Vic guys you are talking about ??
I was referring to RB Imports, pic below. It was a competitive 400 racer!

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Re: Camshafts: are nc23 / nc29 the same?

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Cammo wrote:
kiwi racer wrote:
Cammo wrote:There's a mob over here in Oz that successfully race a CB400, amongst other things I believe they fitted an NC23 cam for increased valve lift.

There was this guy i knew in Kiwiville and he raced a CB400 and with the Yoshi cam it was checked over 50 HP , is it the Vic guys you are talking about ??
I was referring to RB Imports, pic below. It was a competitive 400 racer!

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Nice story, but not entirely relevant ;)

Reason being the 400SF uses a camchain, so no relevance to nc23/7/9 cams at all.

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