Difference between 276 and 288 cam

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Difference between 276 and 288 cam

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Hi Guys

This might sound weird... but how do you tell the difference between a 276 estas cam and a 288 estas cam? Is there anything visually different?
I’m in the process of getting a 288 cam so don’t want to get bluffed in the process.

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The duration should be engraved or stamped in on the rear of the cam.
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PapaJo wrote: Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:55 pm The duration should be engraved or stamped in on the rear of the cam.
I currently have a 276 estas cam which I bought brand new with no stamp or markings at all.
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sheheen29 wrote: Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:05 pm
PapaJo wrote: Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:55 pm The duration should be engraved or stamped in on the rear of the cam.
I currently have a 276 estas cam which I bought brand new with no stamp or markings at all.
There is somewhere a colour chart I have seen on the internet, where a paint colour marking is between the lobes on cylinder no:4 that depicts the duration too.
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DCmk3 wrote: Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:43 pm Image

Posted by Nellis some time back
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