I'm an equitable person, so I'll write this little diddy for Mr. Hughes to cut/paste as it is much more accurate, and would be far less offensive..
"Recently, we at ****** Engines had an opportunity to provide camshafts for the internet Mopar source Moparts.com. A couple dozen of these folks at Moparts.com decided to pool resources whether it be money, parts, technical know-how or services, and compete in a very competitive contest called the Enginemasters Competition that was founded and sponsored by Popular HotRodding magazine.
Initially, the EM470 engine experienced some problems that were traced back to a lifter bore missalignment that can be a common issue in the block that this engine was based on. Conversations took place regarding checking this issue beforehand, and we have a lifter bore checking fixture that could have brought this issue to the surface before the team experienced issues, and likely would have saved the team two camshafts. Because of the dynamic way this engine was coming together, the team took their chances and an expensive, timely lesson was learned.
Ultimately, the issue of lifter bore alignment was addressed, and although a bit short on dyno and testing time, the Moparts EM entry made it to Michigan with the new ****** grind cam, the most aggressive flat tappet cams available to the Mopar industry.
Dyno numbers, specifically torque, were among the tops of the 12 engines tested at the facility. After the initial dyno pull, numbers of the ****** cam equipped EM470 would have placed this engine in the #2 spot of the 4 entries to qualify for the finals in Los Angelas. On the final day, the Moparts entry was quaranteened to make the trip to Los Angelas. The final engine tested on Friday bumped the entry out of contention. All this with an A/F ratio of 14.14:1 and a technical difficulty on the Dynomometer. With borrowed parts, over a dozen people with their hands in the engine, and team members travelling across the country to make this project possible, this engine proved its prowess and opened the eyes of many Professional engine builders at the dynomometer that day.
We at ****** Engines received alot of feedback regarding this build-up, and this pump gas engine producing over 650hp and 650ft. lbs of torque can be replicated with the new Bulldog cylinder heads and same ******* camshaft for a very attractive price.
Oh to see that EM470 back on the dyno and a bit more tuning that just wasn't possible due to the difficult dynamics of assembling an engine over the internet!
A true win-win situation for ****** Engines and Moparts.com. Mention the Moparts.com EM470 entry with your next purchase and receive 10% off of the industrys fastest/most powerful camshafts!"
