Help...!!!

Eliems · #1 (**permalink**) 07-20-2006, 05:10 PM

Going to a Roller Cam set-up seems to be the answer. The Machine shop that built the engine is telling me the cam and kit will be $1050, (920 US), Canadian their cost, coming up from the US. I pay parts, they cover labour.

Does this sound right to those of you who know about such things?

What (mild) cam (brand) are you recommending for my 429/460?

Scufty · #2 (**permalink**) 07-20-2006, 05:22 PM

what a bunch of crap that it was the oil. There is NO need to run Synthetic oil. People have been running GOOD OLE oil for years and I have never heard of an "oil" related breakdown in my life....as in TYPE of oil ..no No oil or low oil pressure etc fine ...I have a very good friend who has been building engines for 35 years right up to Nitro and he has NEVER used a litre of synthetic in his life ...Now as for the cam ..I have heard of some bad cams the last few years doing exactly what youjust stated ...Has NOTHING to dowith your oil ..they are a bad batch of cams ...what kind of cam was it bhy the way? Anyone who wants to use synthetic fine but you DONT NEED to..

Scufty · #3 (**permalink**) 07-20-2006, 05:29 PM

Sorry forgot to add a few things ....The reason ..(and nobody has actually stated it yet) that you need to keep your RPM's above 2000 is so that the lifters will spin during break in ....and I certainly dont agree that "you need to go to a roller setup" No you dont.... You can go to a good ole solid lifter and cam and there is no reason that you should have a issue...
Also you need to change the cam and lifters at the same time of course

Just my 2 cents ..cheers