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I agree , never another flat tappet for me again. Pony up the money and be done with it.
What do you guys think about this comp retro fit cam ?
I Pretty much have everything to do it except for the cam. I can’t decide what to get . I want something that I can drive around town and still...
Hey guys, I had a flat tappet cam go flat on me in a 327 that was freshly rebuilt, It has a comp cam 280h-10 installed that the engine builder...
Engine is at the shop that built it, they are going to inspect and clean the passages. I purchased Elgin retro lifters HL-4001S, what cam should...
I have family, friends and co workers that know the vehicle hasn’t moved
I called him today and sent him the video of me cranking the engine a few seconds while disabling the ignition, he said probably wiped the cam....
This is what I got for a dyno sheet, and a little short video of the engine on the dyno with the builder reving the engine lightly. I wasn’t too...
Yea they fired it and broke it in . I installed it in late fall and it had a miss. I quit fooling with it till a few days ago. It set all winter
Do you think it’s a cam wiped out ?
I posted some better pictures, I tried to upload a video of me cranking the engine while my son recorded. It wouldn’t go through
Any good suggestions on a good roller cam that’s not too expensive
What am I going to have to do to fix this problem? Go to a roller cam ? What size cam should I buy
Sorry about that yea it’s bored .40 over
Yea I paid them to break it in and dyno it. . I’m hoping it’s something simple. Btw have you guys heard of tge faulty cams and lifters going around
Yea I called them, it’s had a miss since day 1. I never touched anything on the rockers
It’s a hydraulic flat tappet comp cam
Here is the cam card and what the race shop ticket on how they built the engine
[ATTACH] Just installed this 327 bored 40 over. Edelbrock aluminum heads. Local race shop built this engine for me. Since I installed the engine...
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