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

RodKnock · #1 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by blykins

Wow, that was a stretch....

No go buddy.

I like the nickname "Stretch" for Patrick, since 75% of his conclusions tend to be 100% wrong.

I've heard of Shubecks, but never ever have I heard of anyone using them.

Elgins? What kind of off brand is that?

patrickt · #2 (**permalink**) 03-09-2011, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by RodKnock

Elgins? What kind of off brand is that?

Actually, I'm not even sure that my lifters are Elgins, I know my cam is though. Back at the time my engine was being built there was a lifter problem, so finding good lifters was tricky - I vaguely remember discussing Johnson lifters at the time. Truthfully, I'm not sure what's in there. There are two different "Elgin" companies. Dimitri Elgin is one of those "founding father" cam guys, like Crane. There is also an Elgin Industries in Elgin, IL. They are a big glob of an auto parts manufacturer -- they make every single auto part ever known to man. My cam comes from this big glob company, not from Mr. Elgin. When it comes to SFT cams, all the cores come from two sources anyway, so I don't think it makes a huge difference, unless you're buying from "Fly-by-Night Cams."

Elgin Cams: http://www.elgincams.com/index.html
Elgin Industries: http://www.elginind.com/ourcompany.html

RodKnock · #3 (**permalink**) 03-09-2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

Actually, I'm not even sure that my lifters are Elgins, I know my cam is though.

For someone so fastidious, to not know what lifters are in your engine seems incongruous.

I think Brent is noodling you towards buying the discounted Shubecks for him.

patrickt · #4 (**permalink**) 03-09-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by RodKnock

I think Brent is noodling you towards buying the discounted Shubecks for him.

Ya think?

blykins · #5 (**permalink**) 03-09-2011, 10:51 AM

Nah, no more favors....

I still don't know what this one is going to end up costing me yet...

patrickt · #6 (**permalink**) 03-09-2011, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by blykins

Nah, no more favors....

I still don't know what this one is going to end up costing me yet...

Ahhh, but cost is such a subjective thing. Even objective numbers really just translate down to subjective impressions. And, as we travel down the road of our own mortality, experiencing life's costs, in the end we find the ones we are preoccupied with the most tend to have the least in true value.

blykins · #7 (**permalink**) 03-09-2011, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

Ahhh, but cost is such a subjective thing. Even objective numbers really just translate down to subjective impressions. And, as we travel down the road of our own mortality, experiencing life's costs, in the end we find the ones we are preoccupied with the most tend to have the least in true value.

Don't make me regret this, Patrick....