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Re: cam delema and help please
Neill #265138 03/10/13 02:42 PM
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A friend with a 550HP Olds 455 put a flat tappet in and had the engine out in a week with a flattened lobe. He replaced it with a flat cam from a different grinder and took more care with the break in and it has performed well since. Three plus years.

Al
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cam delema and help please ho4spdtogo 03/09/13 09:29 PM
Re: cam delema and help please rohrt 03/10/13 01:06 AM
Re: cam delema and help please ho4spdtogo 03/10/13 03:34 AM
Re: cam delema and help please Bluebird428 03/10/13 03:47 AM
Re: cam delema and help please dam1960 03/10/13 03:48 AM
Re: cam delema and help please Neill 03/10/13 11:06 AM
Re: cam delema and help please Bluebird428 03/10/13 06:42 PM
Re: cam delema and help please Jimc2002 03/10/13 07:35 PM
Re: cam delema and help please Firebob 03/10/13 10:18 PM
Re: cam delema and help please ho4spdtogo 03/11/13 08:02 PM
Re: cam delema and help please Chr1s 03/11/13 09:49 PM
Re: cam delema and help please Firebob 03/12/13 12:55 AM
Re: cam delema and help please Mushroombert 03/12/13 01:02 AM
Re: cam delema and help please Bluebird428 03/12/13 03:29 PM
Re: cam delema and help please ho4spdtogo 03/14/13 08:33 AM
Re: cam delema and help please Region Warrior 03/14/13 06:14 PM

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