Interesting... I knew the stock cam was billet, but for whatever reason, I was lead to believe that you had to run a bronze distributor gear if you used an aftermarket billet cam.
Do you have a high volume oil pump?
The reason I ask about the HV pump, is I'm curious if that at least contributed to the wear on your cam gear. HV pumps are supposed to take more effort to spin.
'Nother question I have for ya: Do you remember if you put sealant on the rocker stud threads when you put them in the heads? As you are probably aware, the hole for the intake stud on those heads goes all the way into the intake port. I was told the other day that if you don't put sealant on the stud threads, you can slowly suck oil past the pushrod guide plates, through the threads and down through that hole into the intake port and burn it. The Trick Flow instructions that come with the heads don't say anything about putting sealant on the stud, it actually just says to oil the threads and torque it down.
'Nother question I have for ya: Do you remember if you put sealant on the rocker stud threads when you put them in the heads? As you are probably aware, the hole for the intake stud on those heads goes all the way into the intake port. I was told the other day that if you don't put sealant on the stud threads, you can slowly suck oil past the pushrod guide plates, through the threads and down through that hole into the intake port and burn it. The Trick Flow instructions that come with the heads don't say anything about putting sealant on the stud, it actually just says to oil the threads and torque it down.
What did you buy from team Z? Just the lowers? or the relocated lowers as well?
From putting my car together over the weekend I realized right shock is dischared I guess I will be getting new shocks.
Ed Curtis advises drilling a .060 hole in the galley plug to piss oil on the gear if running HV pump.
Billet cam from factory? I doubt it!
Scott
From putting my car together over the weekend I realized right shock is dischared I guess I will be getting new shocks.
Ed Curtis advises drilling a .060 hole in the galley plug to piss oil on the gear if running HV pump.
Billet cam from factory? I doubt it!
Scott
That's actually who let me know about the sealant. He pointed it out to me in a thread about TW 205s.
Actually, oddly enough, it is. If you hold a stock HO cam next to a "cast" or "SADI" aftermarket cam, there is a distinct difference.
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