W120 favorite cam? why?

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nicolas:
i never used it and i have always heard from one enginebuilder it isn't a cam that is very 'usefull'. so he never uses it, and i accepted that as being true as there are cams that seem not to be as 'hot/good' as others.

but indeed Mark H. liked it, and looking at the video it DOES perform really, REALLY good and now i read that others like it as much.

so enlighten me and show me the way to use a W120 in a way it should/could be used.

in a way i was thinking the W120 is the big brother off the W110 and therefore intended for 2l+ engines and the W110 is for sub 2l engines...  ???

Diederick/DVK:
life starts with a w130.
you know it makes sense ;)

TexasTom:
I like it because it's a good balance of streetable power and torque and its easy on components. Excellent throttle response and pulls past 6k; doesn't go over the edge. I've used it in stock valve ported heads and large valve units ... a good all-arounder.

Tony M:
I have one in my engine right now. Works very good, pulls hard, still has a good idle. Not hard on valve train.

Jim Ratto:
like all cams, the end result of "how it works' depends on what you drop it in. In my way of doing things, the W120 works really well in 1776's with nice heads, 8.5:1 and 44mm Webers, it makes for a potent, yet docile motor. You have to think first of single cylinder displacement. Then use of car. Intake system. Compression ratio.
I guess to simplify, look at it like this:

1776-1835cc with ported stock valve dual port OR 40x35, two 44mm carbs: 2500-6500rpm, quiet valvetrain fair idle (w/ 2 2-throat carbs)[good for street hot rod]

1835-1914 with 40x35, two 44mm carbs: 2000-6000rpm, quiet v/t, silky idle [good for any application for fast street, heavy later models,..]

2000+ with 40 x 35, two 44mm+ carbs, CR under 9:1: idle to 5800-6000, smoother idle than stock, [great for big cc engine in daily driven Type 3 or Bus or heavy dirt buggy].

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