Re: Solid Cams who runs them?
[Re: 493_DART]
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09/09/11 09:46 AM
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Solid here also running a hand me down that was replace with a roller and I think at times he wonders why he botherd he really dident gain a thing and Ive went 10.35 130mph in 3200 lbs car with only 11-1 compression.Useing brad penn oil and this cam is about 10 years old.
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Re: Solid Cams who runs them?
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09/09/11 11:53 AM
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I run a solid flat tappet cam custom ground by Dwayne Porter. It was nitrided and I broke it in about 3 months ago. I used Valveoline racing oil and the comp oil additive with the zinc in it. Broke in fine and has been zero problems. Ron
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Re: Solid Cams who runs them?
[Re: SCATPK]
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09/09/11 03:36 PM
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Guitar Jones
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I've had a Hughes flat tappet solid in my small block for about 15 years. I've never had anything but Mobil1 10w30 in it, no additive ever. I did like 440civic said and broke it in with just the outer springs and then added the inners. It's 140 on the seat and 440 over the nose, .672 lift with 1.6 rockers. That's more pressure by about 110 over the nose on the cam than Hughes recommended but it would valve float past 7500, I wanted to twist this thing to 8000 so I added more valve spring. It's been in 2 different blocks with the same lifters and I still haven't had a problem. I've since gotten a roller of near identical specs for my new short block, why I'm not sure after all the hassle this has been, but this cam will still see duty when my kid puts it back together for his car.
"Follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind"
'92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion. '74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Rear disc and hydroboost conversion. 2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.
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Re: Solid Cams who runs them?
[Re: astjp2]
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09/09/11 05:51 PM
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oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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Comp .588 solid in my 440.Been in at least 10 years.I adjust and check the lash about every 2 years.Just run Valvoline synthetic race oil.No additives ever.I run Kendall GT1 sometimes also.Rocky
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Re: Solid Cams who runs them?
[Re: therocks]
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09/09/11 07:36 PM
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i like flat tappets. solid or hydraulic. i've run some pretty big ones, all on the street and the strip. let's see, i've had... uh... mmm. it's been 35 years? ida know how many engines. a lot. one lobe on a .508 in a small block back in the early eighties was just starting to go away. caught it by accident doing other work. that was after a couple hundred runs and 45,000 miles. me and flat tappets get along real good.
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Re: Solid Cams who runs them?
[Re: therocks]
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09/09/11 07:39 PM
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I run solids in both of my cars, just broke in my Hughes cam with other spring only with there additive and Mobil diesel oil.
Runs great
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