I think I'm going to get back in the game... - Page 2

blykins · #21 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:28 PM

You gotta let me pick the lobes though....

patrickt · #22 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by blykins

You gotta let me pick the lobes though....

Agreed. And you'll be on your honor to actually put it in your engine.

blykins · #23 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:30 PM

Ok, that's a deal.

patrickt · #24 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by blykins

Ok, that's a deal.

When you're ready, give me the Manufacturer and Part Number that you would like and I'll have it delivered to your door.

blykins · #25 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:32 PM

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I new you couldn't stay away Brent! Sounds like a great build, what drive train?

Slither....

FE for the powerplant....modified Toploader for the trans.

blykins · #26 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

When you're ready, give me the Manufacturer and Part Number that you would like and I'll have it delivered to your door.

It will be cheaper if you let me order it...LOL No use in paying retail for it.

But if you want to go that route, I'll just tell you the lobe numbers and LSA and you can have at it.

RodKnock · #27 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by blykins

You gotta let me pick the lobes though....

WHAT?

After all that diatribe in the past about solid flat tappets? You're a Benedict Arnold. That's what you are.

Chas, keeps the repair bills down.

blykins · #28 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:36 PM

It's a little different when it's my own personal engine. If it pukes, I don't have anyone standing over me with their attorney....LOL

patrickt · #29 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by blykins

But if you want to go that route, I'll just tell you the lobe numbers and LSA and you can have at it.

That's exactly what I'll do. By the fact that I have gone to that much trouble, I know you couldn't live with the guilt of not using it.

Besides, I'll take a few pictures of it, post the specs, start a new thread, run up a couple of hundred more posts, irritate RodKnock with the fact that you are now running a SFT, bug Chas., etc. I view this as a worthy investment.

RodKnock · #30 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:40 PM

Do you realize how much grist for the mill this gives Patrick?

Can we get a comment from Keith Craft on this choice? My words on this topic hold no weight.

RodKnock · #31 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

That's exactly what I'll do. By the fact that I have gone to that much trouble, I know you couldn't live with the guilt of not using it.

Besides, I'll take a few pictures of it, post the specs, start a new thread, run up a couple of hundred more posts, irritate RodKnock with the fact that you are now running a SFT, bug Chas., etc. I view this as a worthy investment.

Ya see.

Man, if I find those past posts where you and Patrick were duking it out.........

patrickt · #32 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:44 PM

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Man, if I find those past posts where you and Patrick were duking it out.........

Merely water under the bridge. He is now a 100% dyed-in-the-wool SFT convert. Yessirreee, nice to have him on board, I might add.

RodKnock · #33 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:49 PM

Here's a Brent quote from 3/22/10:

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I, on the other hand, can tell if an engine has a flat tappet cam in it.....it's the engine that's being taken apart, completely disassembled, and cleaned, because the cam wiped down.

blykins · #34 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:50 PM

I still wouldn't do one for a customer....

And I'm only doing it now to get a free camshaft...(because you know the one I'll pick out will have nitrided lobes....LOL)

patrickt · #35 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RodKnock

Here's a Brent quote from 3/22/10:

Nothing more than high-spirited hyperbole.

RodKnock · #36 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:53 PM

Hey, what do you know, here's another one:

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Originally Posted by blykins

We're talking about putting a cam in and having a better chance than 50/50 that the thing is going to live.

Step into the modern age with cams that don't wipe down and give extra horsepower to boot.

I would gladly pay the extra $350 to make sure the engine doesn't whittle itself away.....disassembly, cleaning, and refresh costs are a lot more than that. I'd pay the $350 for the extra 30-40 hp alone.

No one said anything about originality....we're talking about making engines survive and getting power to boot. I'd rather work on a carb than an injected motor any day.....but I also like not having to worry about cam breakin, special cam lube, $7/quart break-in oil, blah, blah, blah. I've said this on many other threads....but I've never put a flat tappet cam in an engine that I've built for a customer. And never will.

You refudiated yourself. I'll stop now. Just pulling your chain.

blykins · #37 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:54 PM

Actually I haven't....

Notice the last line. This one isn't for a customer, it's for me.

patrickt · #38 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by blykins

Notice the last line. This one isn't for a customer, it's for me.

Just ignore Mr. RodKnock, the naive simpleton that he is, and stick with me. We'll get that solid flat tappet camshaft in there and you'll be dancing in no time.

blykins · #39 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 12:59 PM

You ready to take my order?

patrickt · #40 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 01:02 PM

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You ready to take my order?

Take your time and come up with the specs and who you would like to grind it. I think the turnaround on a custom cam is pretty quick and I will order it when you tell me you're ready for it.