HR cam install
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HR cam install
Going to be putting my cam in this weekend I hope, Hydraulic roller engine. What method is used for lubing the cam Journals prior to installation. Engine oil or one of the assembly lubes from Clevite,
Fedaral Mogul, Lubriplate 105 assembly grease,etc
This is my first HR cam so I'm curious what others are using
Thanks
Fedaral Mogul, Lubriplate 105 assembly grease,etc
This is my first HR cam so I'm curious what others are using
Thanks
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Duration 219/225
Lift .525/.525
LSA 110
Basic Operating range-1,500-5,600 RPM
Yes my baseline dyno runs (2) with the stock L-82 with a Holley 4175 650 CFM vacuum secondary Carb and shorty headers with 2.5 inch duals, no emissions at all is/was 225-233 RWHP. Hoping for 75-80 HP increase.
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I ordered the one that you and I spoke about-Howards retro roller CL111145-10:
Duration 219/225
Lift .525/.525
LSA 110
Basic Operating range-1,500-5,600 RPM
Yes my baseline dyno runs (2) with the stock L-82 with a Holley 4175 650 CFM vacuum secondary Carb and shorty headers with 2.5 inch duals, no emissions at all is/was 225-233 RWHP. Hoping for 75-80 HP increase.
Duration 219/225
Lift .525/.525
LSA 110
Basic Operating range-1,500-5,600 RPM
Yes my baseline dyno runs (2) with the stock L-82 with a Holley 4175 650 CFM vacuum secondary Carb and shorty headers with 2.5 inch duals, no emissions at all is/was 225-233 RWHP. Hoping for 75-80 HP increase.
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putting grease of any sort on the journals mite block oil flow to the cam bearing .with the tight clearance ,oil mite be the only thing that stays on the cam journals . presoak your lifters ,and pump them with a push rod to make sure they are full .use a oil primer tool before the dyno pulls start .
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I ordered the one that you and I spoke about-Howards retro roller CL111145-10:
Duration 219/225
Lift .525/.525
LSA 110
Basic Operating range-1,500-5,600 RPM
Yes my baseline dyno runs (2) with the stock L-82 with a Holley 4175 650 CFM vacuum secondary Carb and shorty headers with 2.5 inch duals, no emissions at all is/was 225-233 RWHP. Hoping for 75-80 HP increase.
Duration 219/225
Lift .525/.525
LSA 110
Basic Operating range-1,500-5,600 RPM
Yes my baseline dyno runs (2) with the stock L-82 with a Holley 4175 650 CFM vacuum secondary Carb and shorty headers with 2.5 inch duals, no emissions at all is/was 225-233 RWHP. Hoping for 75-80 HP increase.
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putting grease of any sort on the journals mite block oil flow to the cam bearing .with the tight clearance ,oil mite be the only thing that stays on the cam journals . presoak your lifters ,and pump them with a push rod to make sure they are full .use a oil primer tool before the dyno pulls start .
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Well I have to say the roller cam setups are more expensive but they sure remove a lot of anxiety that is required with the use of flat tappet cams on first startups
When done with this build, I'm going to pull the flat tappet cam out of my 427 and install a HR in that.
I just have to get more comfortable with the assembly procedures on the roller cam setups.
Regards
When done with this build, I'm going to pull the flat tappet cam out of my 427 and install a HR in that.
I just have to get more comfortable with the assembly procedures on the roller cam setups.
Regards
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Well I have to say the roller cam setups are more expensive but they sure remove a lot of anxiety that is required with the use of flat tappet cams on first startups
When done with this build, I'm going to pull the flat tappet cam out of my 427 and install a HR in that.
I just have to get more comfortable with the assembly procedures on the roller cam setups.
Regards
When done with this build, I'm going to pull the flat tappet cam out of my 427 and install a HR in that.
I just have to get more comfortable with the assembly procedures on the roller cam setups.
Regards
Flat lobes are basically a thing of the past! And you can get more aggressive lobe profiles
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The third and most scary was helping a friend start a 396 in a Camaro this past Fall. He explains to me the motor is brand new built 3yrs ago
. Well; off comes the intake, and it was just bone dry in there, you could not see a drop of oil or oil film any where. Out comes the Isky rev lube for the cam lobes, breakin oil just poured on everything related to the valvetrain, reset the lifter preload primed the living crap out the oil system, put the distributor back in around 1 am and decided to start it the next day in the morning. I could not sleep that night, I thought for sure we would loose the cam.
Poured 2 0z of fuel into the carb, that rascal started right up after 3-4 revolution brought it right up to about 2000rpm, and just played with the thottle for about a 1/2 hour. As far as I'm concerned we got lucky. It has very few miles on it, but all seems good.