Home Engine Masters Season 5 Episode 12

Engine Personality Test: Camshaft LSA Explained

Engine Masters · Season 5 · Episode 12
On this episode of Engine Masters, presented by AMSOIL, we dive into one of the most commonly confusing elements of camshaft design: lobe separation angle. A cam's LSA dictates how far apart valve events are, how the engine will idle, where the peak power will live and where the rpm range ends.

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Season
5
Episode
12
Air Date
07/Aug/2020
Air Time
Runtime
25 min

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On this episode of Engine Masters, presented by AMSOIL, we dive into one of the most commonly confusing elements of camshaft design: lobe separation angle. A cam's LSA dictates how far apart valve events are, how the engine will idle, where the peak power will live and where the rpm range ends.

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