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Yamaha Tech Originally the Yamaha XT600 Tech Forum, due to demand it now includes all Yamaha's technical / mechanical / repair / preparation questions.

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Performance cams for XT600???

Where can I get one of these in the UK?
I can't find a supplier for them anywhere - I know Slipstream use them but where do they get them from?

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Hi tom... I don't know any in the UK... I think there is a stage-2 cam around ebay which ebay I don't remember... the cheapest one I've seen is 215€...


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will you be uprating the valves and springs with the new cam? I would have thought that high-lift cams would inevitably shorten the service interval on the valves unless everything is uprated, so might be a pitfall of tuning the engine up for overlanding (rather than down)
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Hi tom... I don't know any in the UK... I think there is a stage-2 cam around ebay which ebay I don't remember... the cheapest one I've seen is 215€...


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I've looked but can't find it - what language was it?
I don't know all the translations for camshaft

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Hi Tom... here it is: ABP Racing GmbH, Motorrad Supermoto Tuning Umbauten Zylinderkopfbearbeitung - ;P

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They're not cheap are they???
I'd probably go for stage 1 or 2 nothing too daft

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Not too cheap no. I'd go for a stage2 but I got other things first on my to do list

Don't forget to tell how much power you got from it

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Can Raptor cams be used for XT600 engines?
They are pretty similar engines.

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I have no clue about that... I've seen a thread about that somewhere here in the hubb... can't find it tho...
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This suggests they are different. the lobes seem narrower on the Raptor cam, going by the photos.
http://www.megacyclecams.com/catalog/page60.pdf
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This suggests they are different. the lobes seem narrower on the Raptor cam, going by the photos.
http://www.megacyclecams.com/catalog/page60.pdf
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The Raptor cam shown is for the 5 valve head - are the earlier ones 4 valve???

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