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DOHC vs. SOHC

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Old 02-04-2008, 06:36 PM
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Default DOHC vs. SOHC

whats the difference? what does it stand for? and if i have an sohc is that bad?
 
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Old 02-04-2008, 06:39 PM
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DOHC- Dual OverHead Camshaft SOHC- Single OverHead Camshaft. insted of have 1 camshaft opening and closing both the intake and exhaust valves with the SOHC, the DOHC has 1 camshaft working just the intake and 1 camshaft working the exhaust. SOHC arnt bad, just DOHCs are preferred.
 
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Old 02-04-2008, 06:42 PM
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yeah i just figured that out b4 you posted that haha i was looking at it and was like ....double over head cam... single overhead cam... damnit
 
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