New alloy 427 FE build.. call me crazy

[blykins]

60 extra cubes eats up a lot of camshaft duration. You're way under on duration and lift both, even for a conservative application.

I built a 482 for a 65 F250 where the guy pulls a 10000 lb travel trailer and it has more camshaft than that.

FEs are harder to cam for than traditional engines and you can't rely on cam tech lines, catalogs, or guys that build Chevys to nail one down.

[FUNFER2]

Originally Posted by blykins

60 extra cubes eats up a lot of camshaft duration. You're way under on duration and lift both, even for a conservative application.

I built a 482 for a 65 F250 where the guy pulls a 10000 lb travel trailer and it has more camshaft than that.

FEs are harder to cam for than traditional engines and you can't rely on cam tech lines, catalogs, or guys that build Chevys to nail one down.

Brent, I've heard that FE's are harder to select a proper cam, without giving your secret's, please explain that situation and what is best to get it right.

[blykins]

Originally Posted by FUNFER2

Brent, I've heard that FE's are harder to select a proper cam, without giving your secret's, please explain that situation and what is best to get it right.

No thanks.

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by blykins

No thanks.

Interpretation / conclusion: Brent has grown tired of FUNFER2's endless questions (with no apparent end in sight) under the guise of 'research'.

Many years ago I worked in retail (sporting goods, including firearms) before moving on with my career. There were a few people (I hesitate to call them customers) who would come in with no end of questions and consume inordinate amounts of my time (and other store staff), often while other customers were waiting for assistance. These tire-kickers rarely, if ever, actually bought anything. They were browsers and tire-kickers, not buyers.

While it was certainly not in the best interests of staff to be inattentive or rude to customers it didn't take long before those individuals became well known to me and those I worked with, and we took steps to to be busy serving others. If there weren't other customers to keep us busy we found ways to be busy - or just disappear.

I suspect Brent would prefer serving other customers.

[rodneym]

While I'm sure Brent is (or can be) tired of tire kickers, my take away was that he didn't want to invite all the online "experts" who might have something to say about his expertise.

There's a handful of FE experts who specifically service us, as well as another handful of super high-end ($$$) race shops, and they don't all do things the same.

Answering that question could be begging for attention from the peanut gallery.

[moore_rb]

Originally Posted by FUNFER2

Brent, I've heard that FE's are harder to select a proper cam, without giving your secret's, please explain that situation and what is best to get it right.

Originally Posted by blykins

No thanks.

Originally Posted by cycleguy55

Interpretation / conclusion: Brent has grown tired of FUNFER2's endless questions (with no apparent end in sight) under the guise of 'research'.
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Originally Posted by rodneym

While I'm sure Brent is (or can be) tired of tire kickers, my take away was that he didn't want to invite all the online "experts" who might have something to say about his expertise.

Answering that question could be begging for attention from the peanut gallery.

The operation of an internal combustion engine is 100% science (the laws of physics regulate everything that takes place inside there)....

However- Building engines (especially high performance engines) requires the skill of a studied and experienced artist, not a lab-coat wearing Poindexter-

If you were to spend $500 in a luxury restaurant, eating the finest gourmet meal you have ever tasted, it would show extremely poor taste too:

1) Ask the chef for his recipes.
2) Assume that your could EVER take those recipes home, and re-create that same meal all over again.

There is a matter of etiquette at play in both the novice's original question, and the master's well-reasoned response... I get where Brent is coming from