Piper Cam BP285.

[NickandNeil 16]

I am about to fit a good used piper BP285 cam to my !984, 1993cc Pinto engine.  It is the 95 BHP one.  Can i use my cam followers and springs or are they different?

Also will i have to change the cam timming and the ignition timing?

Any advice would be appreciated.

[theduck 874]

You should use a vernier pulley and time it using a dial gauge. 
 

Ignition and fueling will need setting up to suit, ideally on a dyno. 

[NickandNeil 16]

Thanks but can i get away with using the same cam followers or are they different?

[theduck 874]

Not sure on the followers. Other cam manufacturers recommend different followers for cams of that kind of spec but I couldn’t see any such recommendation on pipers website. 

[NickandNeil 16]

thanks for the help as always.