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Old 03-31-2026, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by steve25 View Post
Be sure to check the Cam for straightness in V blocks.

There’s reports of even cast iron cams being out by .0045” .
And yes even cast iron cams can be peened back to being within an acceptable.00005” to .001”.

This is critical with a hydro lifters since you can never get all 16 valves set right, and this down the road leads to unexplained burnt valves.
I’d don’t know if that’s standard procedure to check that at the engine shop or not. Bullet says they check every cam at the end for straightness before shipping.

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