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Old 04-24-2008, 12:45 AM
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overuld, hell yeah that helps, and thanks a ton, really.
zeppelin rocks.
beer's great.
actually sounds like a fun night.
when you're ready to redeem your favor, just send me smoke signals.
get it - that's funny cause it's the name of the old magazine.
i slay me.
seriously, though, i owe ya.
your result validates my theory - cam's in wrong.
time to get dirty & degree this puppy where it oughta be.
i'll also get the part # on the nose and figger out what's really in it.
after that, if it's stupid big, it'll have to come out.
all we know is it's a nunzi grind; no real idea which.
being his smallest is a ra4-like stick, it's likely too big - but it sure sounds sweet idling.
or i'll just swap shortblocks with my d-port motor; it's got some nice domed slugs, prepped rods, 4bolt mains, almost no mileage, and a torque-monster custom cam i spec'd 20 years ago with rhoads tappets.
by the way, rhoads now offers their flat lifters with an oiling groove to supply juice to the lifter/cam interface.
THANKS AGAIN!

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