In article <Xns963C6C0866ED3jyanikkuanet@129.250.170.86>, Jim Yanik
<jyanik@abuse.gov.> wrote:

> ":-\)Liz" <wldwzzy@furrryahoo.com> wrote in
> news:zVN8e.49$fw2.1@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com:
>
> > That's one of my questions...What is a short cam? I would assume, as
> > the owner planned on making this car a performance or race type car
> > that a short cam has something to do with that...Can't ask the owner
> > about it...as he's off looking for another job, out of town and the
> > wife is clueless on what it means...The dealership is as per a
> > dealership...No help.... Oh, well...:-) Liz
>
> Maybe a short RAM??
>
> meaning a short,low restriction air intake,a aluminum pipe with a conical
> air filter on the end,easily visible in the engine compartment.
>
> It probably would not affect gas mileage if you do not go harder on the gas
> pedal.

If he is planning to race the car--he should at least wait until the
warranty runs out. Once he starts making major changes to the
engine--Honda won't cover any repairs under the warranty program. Could he
have been referring to BORE and STROKE? I recall reading in Honda Tuning
that many of those people that race Honda cars prefer the older Honda
engines from Preludes since the bore and stroke of the Prelude engines
were higher than the bore and stroke of many of the older Civic engines. I
know very little about this subject since I have never raced any cars.

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