Cam install
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Car: 92 camaro RS
Engine: vortec 350/396
Transmission: T5
Cam install
Ok so I just got my cam today.. Part # cl12-212-2 ordered it from summit. Installed the cam and everything is good so far. Then went to put the cam locking plate on thats when I had problems. The new cam is slightly bigger then the hole for the cam locking plate. I ordered it for a gen 1 styke so itll have the fuel pump lobe cuz im running a manual pump and my old cam did not have a fuel pump lobe on it. Anybody know anything about this? Is it as simple as going to the junkyard and getting a cam locking plate off an older 350? I got a 91 block
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Engine: 383 SP EFI/ 4150 TB
Transmission: T400
Axle/Gears: QP 9" 3.73
Re: Cam install
Flat tappet cams don't use a retainer plate , they have no groove on the front for it
Hope you have flat tappet lifters now ?
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Re: Cam install
Either toss the retaining plate, or better yet, return the non-roller cam and find a roller. The closest low-budget match for that 12-212-2 would be: http://www.competitionproducts.com/E...uctinfo/E1135/ And when you figure in the cost savings with not needing break-in oil, and not needing to do the extra break-in-oil change 5 minutes after break-in ( rollers don't need it ) it's really no extra cost.
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Re: Cam install
Yea I was doing some research and the snouts are different. I called a local machine shop to ask hpw much to grind the snout down so I can use the retaining plate. Its just 30 bucks. but I guess itll be fine without it. It work without one for years back in the day. Should I get a cam button tho or just put it in and leave it alone? Im not worried about the oil, I work at a shop so I can do a couple of oil changes for free
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Re: Cam install
Flat tappet cams are machined so the lifters force the cam to the rear so
nothing extra is needed.
Cam button only needed if putting a retro roller cam in non roller block where it does not have provision for the retainer plate
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