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Old 02-02-2012 | 01:31 PM
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Question cam bearing clearance??
does anyone know what's the proper cam bearing clearance for a street/strip usage?
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Old 02-02-2012 | 01:53 PM
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.002-.003" should be fine.
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Old 02-02-2012 | 04:05 PM
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mine was set at .003 by the machinest
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Old 02-03-2012 | 12:34 PM
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I've never heard of adjusting cam bearing clearance ,,,,,,how is that done ? Thanx
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Old 02-03-2012 | 01:30 PM
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I've never heard of adjusting cam bearing clearance ,,,,,,how is that done ? Thanx
I had my cam journals turned down. 1 and 5 were ok, 2-3 were really tight.
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Old 02-04-2012 | 08:36 PM
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ok .002 - .003 seems to be great for me, i've seen some journals kinda tight and then they turn down... that's why i opned up this thread, thaks guys
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