My new Solid Roller cam!
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My new Solid Roller cam!
It's been a month waiting and cussing comp cams all the way.
Billet steel extreme ramps. Custom cam .620 lift my rockers. Carbon fiber distib gear required and my Crane cams Pro lifters in the picture. I have to use Flatout Racing copper head gaskets to get my .041 quench height.
Billet steel extreme ramps. Custom cam .620 lift my rockers. Carbon fiber distib gear required and my Crane cams Pro lifters in the picture. I have to use Flatout Racing copper head gaskets to get my .041 quench height.
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Re: My new Solid Roller cam! (gkull)
I screwed up my last SR cam with oil restrictors to the top end and to much spring pressure for street and race driving. My last cam was a Crane billet SR with .635/.644 lift with @ 195# closed and #560 open with Dart 227cc 2.08/1.625 valves. DD2000 puts my motor at @ 580 hp.
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Re: My new Solid Roller cam! (gkull)
Finally it arrives ! :crazy:
I never heard of a carbon fiber dist gear, that is waaay :cool: .
Can't wait to hear the driving impressions George ;) .
I never heard of a carbon fiber dist gear, that is waaay :cool: .
Can't wait to hear the driving impressions George ;) .
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Re: My new Solid Roller cam! (Flareside)
Flareside - with 1.5 rockers the .050 is 238/244 with .377 & .381 112 lobe center. also it's ground straight up. Not their normal BS 4 degrees advance. I would have liked more lobe lift, but it's not feasable. I'm going to use my 1.65 intake and 1.6 steel roller rockers
I hate Comp Cams and I hope that nobody buys anything from them in the future. They lie to you. They have things in their catolog that they don't have. They have poopie customer service. I ordered this cam on March 6th with a speech about how I was going to have it in 5 working days. Well 10 phone calls later and I got it on April 9th and its not what I originally ordered.
Groovejay - For manual tranny I have not decided. I'm leaning right now to a Viper type ZF6. That way I don't have to change rear end gears. I'll just stay with 4.11 and the overdrive is .50
I hate Comp Cams and I hope that nobody buys anything from them in the future. They lie to you. They have things in their catolog that they don't have. They have poopie customer service. I ordered this cam on March 6th with a speech about how I was going to have it in 5 working days. Well 10 phone calls later and I got it on April 9th and its not what I originally ordered.
Groovejay - For manual tranny I have not decided. I'm leaning right now to a Viper type ZF6. That way I don't have to change rear end gears. I'll just stay with 4.11 and the overdrive is .50
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Re: My new Solid Roller cam! (gkull)
Groovejay - I'm leaning right now to a Viper type ZF6.
:cheers:
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Re: My new Solid Roller cam! (gkull)
Glad to see you finally got the cam. I would worry about the fiber gear. For the miles you put on it could be a high wear item.
Your cam specs look very familiar. :) :)
Your cam specs look very familiar. :) :)
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Re: My new Solid Roller cam! (norvalwilhelm)
I have the same composite distributor gear. I haven't installed it yet, probably will tonight, but according the COMP it's supposed to last much longer than the bronze gears. I am a little skeptical, but they claim it should last 50K + miles. I just feel better about not having the non-magnetic bronze running though my engines. I've gone through about 3 bronze gears in the last couple of years - although I replace them well before they probably really need to be.
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Re: My new Solid Roller cam! (Pacin'California)
I also purchased the new composite gear, no one has mentioned yet that thing cost 100 bucks :eek:
I am also very sceptical about the wear factor, but Comp told me the same thing they told Monty, we will see.
I am also very sceptical about the wear factor, but Comp told me the same thing they told Monty, we will see.
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Re: My new Solid Roller cam! (69 N.O.X. RATT)
In defense of composites in engines all the new 3800 V6 motors have roller cams and all the lifters are quided by a composite bar that prevents the lifters from rotating in their bore.
GM obviously expects it to last 100,000 plus miles.
GM obviously expects it to last 100,000 plus miles.
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Re: My new Solid Roller cam! (striker427)
Strider427 Do you ever drive your car? Every time I see it it is still in the same spot in the driveway. How about some different pictures? :) :) :) :)
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Re: My new Solid Roller cam! (Metal_Wulf)
Just an update: I had a few problems on the rebuild. Comp cams sent me a 1.050 base circle cam instead of the ordered .900 inch. So the valve train roller rocker tips don't hit the center of the valve anymore. I have to go down and buy a new set of .080 wall 7.900 inch push rods. No big deal, but it's just another $140 to some cam that they promised me in 5 days March 6 th and i just got it on April 10th with lot's of phone calls.
Also instead of a $300 dollar billet cam I was charges $394 with a carbon fiber dist gear and now new push rods wher my old $140 8.00 inch ones don't work anymore.
Time and time again on this forum I hear of flat cams and other BS from Comp Cams. I would say that we should spread the word that this company is just bad. :cuss
Also instead of a $300 dollar billet cam I was charges $394 with a carbon fiber dist gear and now new push rods wher my old $140 8.00 inch ones don't work anymore.
Time and time again on this forum I hear of flat cams and other BS from Comp Cams. I would say that we should spread the word that this company is just bad. :cuss