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Old 01-13-2004, 06:54 PM
simsb52 simsb52 is offline
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I developed this cam plate because I race circle track. Being on and off the gas so much was putting alot of wear on the cam and cam plate both. When under acceleration the cam tends to wants to walk out the front of the engine, flat tappet or roller, it still wants to push out. This is probably caused by the distributors helicial gear. I wanted to reduce the parasitic drag in this area as well as coming up with a new idea for possible "bolt on" horsepower. I plan to head to the dyno in mid february to see, if any, horsepower gain is to be had. I also had the mind set that if it was me ...Bolting in the same old cam plate after spending $2000 or more to rebuild a pontiac engine seemed low tech. I know, Iknow, if it is not broke, dont fix it. I am not, just trying to make it better. I do know that Ford and Chevy folks apply this technology to their serious builds.....so why not for Pontiac?

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