Cam Experts: Lobe Separation Angle?
I'm confused on LSA and its effect on cylinder pressure, particularly at low RPM. I did some internet searches and came up with the following:
"A narrow angle will increase cylinder pressure, make an engine idle worse and reduce idle vacuum. Cylinder pressure increases because after the exhaust stroke, the piston is pulling air into the cylinder. If the intake valve opens earlier, more air can be sucked into the cylinder."
I'm putting together a 360 that came with flat top forged pistons that have the factory pin height, which is going to give me a lower compression ratio with the 340 heads I plan to run. I will be sending my old purple cam off for an Oregon Cam regrind to their 1176 specs, which has a LSA of 110. Ken suggested I have it reground using a 114 LSA for my lower compression. The drivetrain is built (4.10 gears, 3K stall converter) for this camshaft, just battling the lower compression (8.5-1) issue. The above statement on narrow LSA seems to contradict itself. I want to build more cylinder pressure for my lower compression. Help me understand whether 110 or 114 is better to build cylinder pressure and why?