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Ralph Brunt

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #25 on: May 23, 2008, 07:01:43 AM »
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The Chaz

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #26 on: May 23, 2008, 08:35:31 AM »
Perfect O0  I forgot about seeing these over there thanks!!  This is exactly what I need.
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VAMI

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #27 on: May 23, 2008, 04:26:31 PM »
Your old heads 1969 I am sure someone put hard exhaust seats in them for no lead gas,thats no reason not to work on them??????All new aluminum heads have seats pressed in them ,lots of guys run them on jets including me.
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The Chaz

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #28 on: May 23, 2008, 05:41:45 PM »
A 460 Ford's best friend Paul from High Flow Dynamics talked to me at length today and I called Clay Smith to leave them a message that I will be picking up my original heads on Tuesday.  I agree on the seats deal from all I've read since then and wil continue to run these until I get a matching set set up they way I want sent to me from Paul.  I am sure Clay Smith Cams has the best intentions, but I am not comfortable with the whole idea of dropping my compression any lower.  It ran great at 10:1 and runs fine at it current 9.5:1.  If they were trying to give me D2VE-A2A heads that would have been a disaster.  Thanks to everyone for the input on this, I sometimes get sucked into things before I have time to fully think them through.  I am back to deciding on a cam replacement >:D  I think I will get something that will work on the heads I will eventually have.
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Ralph Brunt

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #29 on: May 23, 2008, 07:59:07 PM »
whew, that was a close one.
glad you got it straightend out. ;D
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They are all fukin tasty. My long time favorite, "Dirty Dicks -beerjet-
Glasscutter, Skip, OC2  Nordie and many more nail me good every time, relentlessly, I love those guys!

The Chaz

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #30 on: May 27, 2008, 01:54:40 PM »
Clay Smith recommended a solid lifter cam...  Is this something I can do?  What is involved with switching to this?
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crewchief22

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #31 on: May 27, 2008, 07:28:54 PM »
Solid lifter cam is no big deal as far as the change over but you will have to check the valve adjustment more often.
  • Boat #1: '77 Hondo Pantera GT Jet
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The Chaz

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #32 on: May 27, 2008, 07:39:39 PM »
How often is more often?  With a good set of rockers and polylocks?  End of season, 4-5 outings, daily?
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crewchief22

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #33 on: May 28, 2008, 05:55:01 AM »
I haven't used one in a boat application yet, but depending on how much you use your boat every 4-5 outings should often enough.
  • Boat #1: '77 Hondo Pantera GT Jet
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"Racing is life!  Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting"    Steve McQueen

The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

The Chaz

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #34 on: May 29, 2008, 05:25:30 PM »
Does anyone in San Diego area have a push rod length checker?  I will need one hopefully Monday.  I am running out of time to have my boat ready for Parker :(

I did get my new Clay Smith cam installed today, however O0  With the Baja 500 this weekend I wont be able to touch the engine until Sunday evening at best.  New rockers should be here Monday so I will need to measure and order the push rods ASAP after that if they are going to get to me in time to break in the cam and leave for Parker.
If not I guess I will be out there boatless :'( >:( :'( 
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Marcsrollin

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #35 on: May 30, 2008, 10:52:39 AM »
I do. You have my number.
  • Boat #1: 1978 TX-19 Youngblood
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The Chaz

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #36 on: June 02, 2008, 03:41:07 PM »
I do. You have my number.

Rockers just went UPS today :'(  from FL  so when I get a delivery confrimation day I will call you.  Thanks.  BTW how long does it take you to get custom length hardened push rods?




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Jason1978nordic

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Re: Replacing a cam
« Reply #37 on: June 06, 2008, 07:22:27 PM »
Summit has a ton of custom length pusrods in stock you can do a search on their site trickflow has the best price just search by tube length and tube diameter you can have em the next day ..............
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