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KWIKND
02-12-2007, 05:29 PM
This CompCam has a few hours on it after sitting for years waiting for the car to be paroled from paint prison. Looks alright to me but I thought I would post B4 throwing the new intake on. Anything to be concerned about? I did rotate and all lobes look similar.
Thanks
Dan
Steve68
02-12-2007, 06:46 PM
Looks OK, just make sure it's a lobe not just round, the Nova ate a cam but it was Comps fault, and they sent me a new one,
EFI69Cam
02-12-2007, 07:29 PM
I've been hearing about phosporus additives being eliminated from motor oils. These additives are needed to keep the cam lobes and lifters from destroying each other.
Supposedly Rotella (for diesels) still has these additives, I'd run it.
DusterRT
02-12-2007, 07:42 PM
I've heard this is good stuff as well..

http://www.bradpennracing.com/Products/BIO30.html
myclone
02-13-2007, 08:05 AM
Looks normal to me from the pic but as was mentioned by Steve68 I would check the all of the lobes by turning it by hand or bumping it with the starter just to make sure the rest of the lobes looked ok.
KWIKND
02-13-2007, 12:07 PM
turning it by hand or bumping it with the starter just to make sure the rest of the lobes looked ok.

Did that. All are the same. Its hard to resist throwing something bigger in from Lunati while its apart. Next Time

Thank you,
Dan
Steve68
02-13-2007, 12:40 PM
how big is it???
KWIKND
02-14-2007, 07:06 PM
CompCam
Part# 11-208-3
Grind CB 280H-10
.526" & 280*

Dan:sleeping::sleeping:
camaro608
02-14-2007, 07:22 PM
CompCam
Part# 11-208-3
Grind CB 280H-10
.526" & 230*

Dan:sleeping::sleeping:bigger go bigger haha just playing with you it looks ok i wouldnt worry to much
Steve68
02-14-2007, 07:42 PM
Hell you at least have to go Edelbrock Perf RPM specs!
KWIKND
02-15-2007, 05:59 PM
It started as a restoration.......well, we are all in that same boat.


Seemed like a good grind for the numbers matching block, I think I should concentrate on stopping and turning now. :drive2:

Dan
Steve68
02-15-2007, 06:48 PM
Your right!!! look foward!!!
MonzaRacer
02-15-2007, 07:34 PM
If I had my druthers go buy a few pakckets of moly lube and pull all the lifters and re lube them and treat the engine as a new build, use shell Rotella T 15W40 for the first few thousand miles.
when I use moly lube I keep 2 cheap oil filters handy and use one for start up, keep it up above 2000 rpm for 15 to 30 minutes and get it up t ooperating temp as a lot of anti wear additives in the oil also bond better at OT. Then swap out a new cheap oil filter. Top off the oil and drive it 1000 to 2000 then add another change of Shell. Both times use a bottle of the Comp Cams break in additive.
Any time an engine sits a long time treat it like its a new engine if at all possible.
Oh and it looks ok. So far.
Lee Abel