PORSCHE 944

From the Parts & Technical Reference Catalog 1999 Edition, we have the following part#:
944NA & 944Turbo
cam-timing profiles

944.105.155.05 CAMSHAFT for 1983-85/1 944 and 1986-88 944 Turbo

944.105.155.09 CAMSHAFT for 1986-88 944 / 924S
From the Service Information Technical Manual Ô88, we have the following cam specs @ 1mm/0.039Ó clearance:
944 / 924S 944 Turbo
Intake opens: 1¡ after TDC Intake opens: 1¡ after TDC
Intake closes: 49¡ after BDC Intake closes: 49¡ after BDC
Exhaust opens: 47¡ before BDC Exhaust opens: 43¡ before BDC
Exhaust closes: 1¡ after TDC Exhaust closes: 3¡ before TDC
Combining these two tidbits, we can derive the following additional information:
944 / 924S cam # 944.105.155.09 944 Turbo cam # 944.105.155.05
int. duration: 228¡ (-1 +180 +49) int. duration: 228¡ (-1 +180 +49)
int. lobe-center: 115¡ after TDC (228/2 +1) int. lobe-center: 115¡ after TDC (228/2 +1)
exh. duration: 228¡ (+47 +180 +1) exh. duration: 220¡ (+43 +180 -3)
exh. lobe-center: 113¡ before TDC (228/2 -1) exh. lobe-center: 113¡ before TDC (220/2 +3)
HereÕs a picture of what these cams are doing (lift not drawn to scale):
lobe-center angle / separation
228¡ crank rotation / 114¡ cam
113¡ LC 115¡ LC
exhaust open exhaust close intake closes
47¡ before intake open 49¡ after ignition
BDC 1¡ after TDC BDC BANG!
exhaust duration 228¡ 1¡ intake duration 228¡
power stroke exhaust stroke 1¡ intake stroke compression stroke
TDC BDC TDC 0¡ BDC TDC
360¡ 540/180¡ 944 / 924S cam # 944.105.155.09 180¡ 360¡

lobe-center angle / separation

228¡ crank rotation / 114¡ cam
113¡ LC 115¡ LC
exhaust open intake closes
43¡ before exhaust closes intake opens 49¡ after
3¡ before 1¡ after BDC ignition
BDC TDC TDC BANG!
exhaust duration 220¡ 1¡ intake duration 228¡
power stroke exhaust stroke 3¡ intake stroke compression stroke
TDC BDC TDC 0¡ BDC TDC
360¡ 540/180¡ 944 Turbo cam # 944.105.155.05 180¡ 360¡

I got some emails with these additional cams measured at 0.050Ó clearance (lift not drawn to scale):

lobe-center angle / separation

220¡ crank rotation / 110¡ cam
???¡ LC ???¡ LC
exhaust open exhaust close intake closes
??? intake open ??? ignition
0.434Ó lift 0.472Ó lift
??? BANG!
exhaust duration 215¡ intake duration 223¡
power stroke exhaust stroke intake stroke compression stroke
TDC BDC TDC 0¡ BDC TDC
360¡ 540/180¡ cam # 944.105.155.9R 180¡ 360¡

lobe-center angle / separation

228¡ crank rotation / 114¡ cam
???¡ LC ???¡ LC
exhaust open intake closes
exhaust close 49¡ after
43¡ before intake open ignition
BDC 0.473Ó lift 0.473Ó lift BDC
??? BANG!
exhaust duration 223¡ intake duration 223¡
power stroke exhaust stroke intake stroke compression stroke
TDC BDC TDC 0¡ BDC TDC
360¡ 540/180¡ cam # 944.105.156.09 180¡ 360¡

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