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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 427Hotrod
Now that would be interesting to see. So the lifters lived and the fuel pump lobe wiped out? Hmmmnnnnnnn....


Oil today may not be all it once was....but it's not the death of our motors.

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It might have wiped out the cam too,but it was about the fuel pushrod,that caught my attention.Also you guys know how to make a guy scratch his head doughting his decision.I was going to get the bronze tip pushrod but spent the extra money to hopfully make sure the cam lobe wont fail.I guess i can be the guinea pig for this,i will let everyone know if something happens down the road.

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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Billysvette
I bought the comp cam roller fuel pushrod,because of a couple articles i read about with this crappy oil we have now a days several people have wiped out the fuel push rod lobes on thier cams do to the oil.
Locate an oil with more then 1000 ppm of zinc. That should be fine for flat tappet cam or you can purchase ZDDP additive for when you do oil changes...
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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I dont know what the pressure is on the fuel pump lever, but I doubt its anywhere near what the pressure is on a roller spring.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 05:25 PM
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There seems to be plenty of oils out there for flat tappit cams, if money is just no problem crower has #00033= 8620 steel billet hardface solid/flat tappit camshaft. Just tell them what you want the specs to be.
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