That must have been a very complex mental exercise.
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I first thought you were going to say you have the LS7 427 with 505HP? A few of them had valve guide issues. You did say LS 2 built motor and not factory 427? Beautiful car. Good luck on getting back on the road.
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When I worked at Flowmaster Muffler I got to know Jim McFarland quite well. He explained to me that ft/lbs meant work had been performed, as opposed to the term "pound feet" meaning the potential to perform work. Meaning, if you try to push a boulder all day long and it never moves, you've in fact performed no "work". If the boulder DOES move, then you've performed work. I was also schooled by owner Ray Flugger that a "motor" is electric and an "engine" uses fuel. What can you say when great minds tell you things like this other than "yes sir"? So nothing was really "changed", it's just a matter of saying things correctly.
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When I worked at Flowmaster Muffler I got to know Jim McFarland quite well. He explained to me that ft/lbs meant work had been performed, as opposed to the term "pound feet" meaning the potential to perform work. Meaning, if you try to push a boulder all day long and it never moves, you've in fact performed no "work". If the boulder DOES move, then you've performed work. I was also schooled by owner Ray Flugger that a "motor" is electric and an "engine" uses fuel. What can you say when great minds tell you things like this other than "yes sir"? So nothing was really "changed", it's just a matter of saying things correctly.
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My mechanic suggested going with the LS3 so I ditched the LS2 and got a brand new LS3 and had a cam kit installed before the engine was put in. I also had the stock harmonic balancer replaced because I didn't want to deal with that 2 or 3 years from now.
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