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Old 10-19-2017, 09:38 PM
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Agree with Charlie that these are somewhat of a 'Time Bomb"
Really more like a Hand Grenade, as long as you are careful you can play around a bit.

Light car, small camshaft duration and lift, rods at least checked for cracks, engine might live a while.

I had an engine like that one time, came out of an ambulance vehicle, fresh rebuild. Put a small 421 SD camshaft in it, headers, and just kept the rpm low, and beat the crap out of it for 4 years of college. Made a lot of noise, women were impressed.

But it could have failed the next day.

So really what are your GOALS with this boost build/

Tom V.

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