The longer intake lobe helps extend the powerband, and the shorter exhaust lobe basically opens a little late (compared to a single profile cam), and it closes a little sooner as well, reducing overlap and improving idle. A very basic cam statement is that the intake lobe makes the power, and the exhaust profile determines drivability. This is not ENTIRELY accurate, but if you think about the way the engine breathes, it makes sense.



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