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Old 07-29-2019, 11:44 PM   #1387
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Default Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.

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Originally Posted by Dave Gantz View Post
The car I was a partner on only ran a couple of tenths under. We still had fun. The biggest problem we had was a cam that wiped a lobe. We "only" had to disassemble, clean, and reassemble. (And of course, be comfortable that we were sure why it wiped the cam.) You're dealing with, and handling a lot more. Very safely, for certain, of course. :-)
Honestly Dave, It's been years since I've dealt with a flat tappet and I figured with all the lifter swaps, high spring rates and messing around it would give me issues but in the end a rod took it out so I guess another cam break-in is upcoming.
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