The reason I always buy New lifters when installing a cam new or used, unless I mark the lifters to the cam lobs while doing my take down. I made a lifter stand years ago for this reason. 16 holes in a 2X4, left and right w/a lid (also from a 2X4) to match the lower section. The time and expense is well worth it as stated above.
My intentions were fully explained to the shop before the work was done. I had them shaved to 63cc to have the compression where I wanted. I also had the pockets matched and seats re cut for 3angles. Gave him the cam chart and told him that I needed the springs installed. A few weeks later, I was told they were ready to pick up but when I arrived, I noticed that the springs were what came on them from the factory. The lunati springs were on my stock heads still and I told them that they needed to be put on the speedmaster heads and leave the inner springs out for break in again. He said to stop back the next day and it would be done. I was going to break it in on his dyno as I did with a previous motor. Next day I picked them up and installed them on the block. My bill was 1100$. 2 yrs later the car was back from the paint shop and I was at the point where it was time to install it but I still had to set preload etc. I noticed that the dampers were also taken out so I decided to install them myself. That's when I noticed that they were way shorter than the ones removed and by chance the originals were sitting on a shelf nearby. That's when I found out the difference in installed height. I questioned him and he told me to call comp cams and find springs that would work. Well comp cams had the same recording as lunati and I was trying to contact them both to see if they had the springs I needed. The shop should have checked that when they changed the springs over. I shouldn't have had to tell them how to do their job. What kind of machine shop, especially a race shop would just take spring and not check them? They already had their money and left me with a catastrophic failure waiting to happen. I cannot explain it any clearer. If you think I should be at blame for that, then so be it.
You should try calling Equifax for a credit report. Go through their titless answering menue and the electronic ***** hangs up. Then you have to phone back and try a different selection somewhere in the choices. Canada Revenue is not much better. Unfortunately this seems to be the way the world is going. Piss people off and hope they give up. But they sure kiss butt like a **** star to get your cash! But do not complain.
You can take your block or heads to the machine shop and ask them to clean and inspect the parts and give you an estimate with bore oversize required, guides and seats machining or replacement, line bore if required and decking. Then you can get the parts to deliver to the shop, or have the shop supply the proper parts.
Cool. Are you close to firing it up?
My buddy is doing a budget 360 build for his Dart. He had great success with small Lunati Voodoo cam in a 383 he had, so I told him to get another Voodoo cam. Lunati gladly took his money, then wouldn’t answer the phone when he called for updates on his order. The machine shop that did the work on his 360 wasn’t a big fan of Lunati and talked him out of it, so I told him to call Bullet. They immediately answered the phone and they spec’ed a cam for him and now it’s just a waiting game for them to grind it.
Can you be more specific?
I agree, Bullet tech staff is helpful and informative.
My experience was sure great with Bullet and I'm a big fan of the cam they spec'd for my 408.
To the OP & forum;
Just curious.. you posted that you have a different philosophy when picking a cam... what is the philosophy if you don't mind.. just trying to learn... i am ok with my selection.. cause i haven't run it yet
but always willing to learn more.
Just curious.. you posted that you have a different philosophy when picking a cam... what is the philosophy if you don't mind.. just trying to learn... i am ok with my selection.. cause i haven't run it yet
