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Old 07-19-2005 | 02:28 AM
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Correct Me If Im Wrong Plz!!!

This Is What Im Thinking. Random But Its Bugging Me. On Top Of The Engine It States "twin Cam 24 Valve." On Some Specs Page Its Say Dohc (dual Over Head Cam) Now Here Is The Thing. Dohc Meaning 2 Camshaft Per Intake Plenum. One Controlling Intake The Other Control Exhaust. So Technically There Should Be 4 Total Cam Shafts. Am I Right? 2 Per Side Of The Engine Since Its A V Engine. so There For It Isn't Dohc Am I Right? SO DOESN'T MAKE MORE SENSE IF PEOPLE STATES THAT ITS TWIN CAM INSTEAD OF DUAL OVER HEAD CAM? IM A NEWB AND SORRY IF THIS IS CONFUSING I'M STILL LEARNING.

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Old 07-19-2005 | 03:04 AM
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My head hurts now...thanks. Your right though, it is a Twin Cam Per head, but would really be a QOHC in reference to the whole motor, but I don't think people generally refer to the heads on the VG as they do on say Honda motors (DOHC). Its just a Twin Cam 24 Valve 3.0L V6
Old 07-19-2005 | 06:50 AM
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It's usually meant to be per cylinder, ie: two cams & 4-valves per cylinder.
Old 07-19-2005 | 10:45 PM
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... tYPE so others[ can unersand wat ur saying?!?!1one!!1

When it says DOHC... It means per cylinder set. Seeming as the Z32 is a V6, it has two cylinder sets. Thus, it has four Camshafts. Two Exhaust, Two Intake. Ferrari simply says Quad Cam... I think it's simpler to just say that. Plus it sounds cooler
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