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Old 03-15-2006, 09:27 PM
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dose anyone have this cam, if so what length pushrods are you using. Im using stock length right now but have noisy valvetrain. I have been told they may be to short but just trying to find out for sure before i go buying more stuff. When valve is closed the rockers have a little play in them. If not the push rods maybe rockers are just worn out. lifters are new and all seem fine.
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You are sure you torqued them to 22lb/ft? I had that cam with 7.400" pushrods and it was quite as a mouse. Now my 224 is loud. I'm thinking of getting some 7.425" pushrods.
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777 is right, I ran a 7.400 when I had that cam also.
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Same here I have the stock length pushrods also and its quiet!!
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hey man its a bit off topic but i want that cam.and i was woundering how u like it.its a top end cam.was your torque killed? is it pretty gutless daily driving it?
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dont they sell stock lenght and shorten rods?
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im positive they are all torqued right, i double checked everything. thanks for help, im just trying to narrow down my problem.
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Originally Posted by pitchin' a tent
hey man its a bit off topic but i want that cam.and i was woundering how u like it.its a top end cam.was your torque killed? is it pretty gutless daily driving it?
No, my car is a automatic with stall and gears and it is a torque monster. Its hard not to break the tires loose. the car pulls very well in bottom end and top end. So far i love the cam, just want to get rid of noise so i can enjoy it.
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I'm running 7.4's as well.
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maybe rockers are worn out, they came off my other motor and i am only using them untill i can afford some good full roller rockers. They have alot of miles on them.
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I'm running Comp Cam 231/237, and mine r noisy as well. I posted here few days ago.I just ordered 7.425 p-rods. I was wondering if lifters can cause this. I replaced mine w/ Comp Cam 850-16. I did notice that I can push/pull on rocker arms about 1/8 inch. yes that is at preload and r-arms tq'd. what lifters are u running? and guys that r on stock p-rod length, what lifters r ya'll using? hope we find the answer cause I'm stoked!!!!


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I was using stock rockers and lifters with the 231/237. I changed the cam to my 224 and it got noisy so I put in new lifters from comp and the noise didn't go away. I have 108k miles on my rockers and I have only had this cam for about 2000 miles maybe. The other cam was in there for like 10k miles or more. Stayed quiet.
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guys if ur vavletrain has that much miles on it replace everything while ur at,its a bit for money but do things right.my 98 ss has 107k miles on it and when i swap ina ca i will get new lifters pushrods and new aftermarket rockers.i think its all worth it
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great cam, pulls very hard up top!
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Originally Posted by MiaSSmaro98
guys if ur vavletrain has that much miles on it replace everything while ur at,its a bit for money but do things right.my 98 ss has 107k miles on it and when i swap ina ca i will get new lifters pushrods and new aftermarket rockers.i think its all worth it
If the rockers are quiet when you pull them out for a cam swap, there's no reason why they need to be replaced. I'm at 95k and planning on a cam swap by ~105k, and I will be reusing the rockers. Everything else will be replaced though including thinner head gaskets for a little extra compression.

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i had 106k on my rockers, everything els is brand new. The lifters im using i got off ebay from gaterman products. They were a good deal, and i think they are just stock replacement lifters. Car was runnig ok, just was noisy. Now car runs like ****, i dont know what happened. I was stoped at traffic light and all of a sudden car started to die and would barely move.
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J thats not good.wat power does this cam make?and i guess all u need is springs right?
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are you sure your valves are not hitting the piston.. that happened to one of my buddies.. he thought it was his rockers as well and suddenly like your car it just had no power and wanted to die.. so we did a quick compression test and there was no compression in cylinder 1 and 5.. valves punched a whole through the pistons and messed everything up.. might want to check that out... found out the springs cracked and the valves were just there..
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Originally Posted by iMpoSStoR
are you sure your valves are not hitting the piston.. that happened to one of my buddies.. he thought it was his rockers as well and suddenly like your car it just had no power and wanted to die.. so we did a quick compression test and there was no compression in cylinder 1 and 5.. valves punched a whole through the pistons and messed everything up.. might want to check that out... found out the springs cracked and the valves were just there..


I was considering this cam for a while, but that makes me scared! Wait, I must live off of Bonecrusher's practice of life...Be "Never Scared"...

Meh, my car only has a little under 13K on the clock right now, I should be dandy.
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on this big of a cam shouldnt u get shorten pushrods to start off with?im not sure though but its good to learn



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