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TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING !!

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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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Car: 92 CAMARO RALLY SPORT
Engine: 383 sbc w/250 shot of nitrous
Transmission: AMERICAN POWERTRAIN- EXTREME TKX
Axle/Gears: STRANGE ENG. 12 BOLT 3:90 SPOOL
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING !!

Building new engine to replace 377 -- going 383 pro comp 215 heads
race tech coated je pistons
going full mechanical roller cam ..

got for almost free ULTRADYNE Cam

never used ..only issue is no cam card

looked it up to today can you say BIG !!!

290 duration at .50 .715 lift with 1.5 rockers...... I have 1.6

THUMP THUMP THUMP !!!!!!

Guess this wont run the A/c oh well poor me

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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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Car: 86 Firebird
Engine: 305 SBC
Transmission: 700 R4 TCI
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Re: TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING !!

Why Pro comp 215 heads?
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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Car: 92 CAMARO RALLY SPORT
Engine: 383 sbc w/250 shot of nitrous
Transmission: AMERICAN POWERTRAIN- EXTREME TKX
Axle/Gears: STRANGE ENG. 12 BOLT 3:90 SPOOL
Re: TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING !!

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Why Pro comp 215 heads?
with very little work they will give me the flow numbers I am looking for
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:39 AM
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Re: TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING !!

that's a monster cam. maybe too big, you looking for street performance or purely drag? you're going to need alot of little parts to make that cam work and not break stuff. Ie-valvetrain.
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