new cam,more power?
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new cam,more power?
I am looking into getting a new cam for my LO3 305/TBI. i was wondering when i do the cam, what other parts am i gonna have to replace? Rocker arms? lifters? valves? what?
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Nope, as long as your lifters, pushrods, and rocker arms are in good shape, you can reuse them with a new roller cam with no problems.
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a new roller cam of nearly the same specs right? surelly you cant put a .600 lift cam in with stock springs! you will float the valves for sure, if your pistons dont hit the first...
then again ive never put a new cam in a stock 305, what do i know...
then again ive never put a new cam in a stock 305, what do i know...
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Right, I was assuming putting in a cam that will work with the stock stuff. If you put in a big cam, you'll need to replace the springs, as well as check piston to valve clearance and coil bind on the springs.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Kevin91Z:
Right, I was assuming putting in a cam that will work with the stock stuff. If you put in a big cam, you'll need to replace the springs, as well as check piston to valve clearance and coil bind on the springs.</font>
Right, I was assuming putting in a cam that will work with the stock stuff. If you put in a big cam, you'll need to replace the springs, as well as check piston to valve clearance and coil bind on the springs.</font>
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