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Old 04-30-2002, 08:48 AM
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Beautiful Bakersfield ?????? Almost as nice as the resort of Oildale or Shafter.......
If you have a solid lifter cam be sure to check your valve clearences often.. Set them a little tighter maybe .008 to .010 to
help quiet them down a little. Also Run a Carbon fiber valve cover which will insulate noise rather than resonate like steel or aluminum.Wrap your headers under the hood with thermo wrap.
Still to noisy ? Switch to a hyraulic roller cam and stock ford valve train.Check your compression. ( No more than 5% between highest and lowest cylinder )