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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 06:13 PM
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are the federal mogul cam bearings the only ones available for our cars, besides GM?

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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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dude.....you need to learn to condense your posts. put ALL of your questions into ONE post. also, the search button works wonders in avoiding jrp flamin your ***.

and in reply to your question, call thunder racing or TSP and find out ;-)
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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 09:32 PM
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argh, i knew i was gonna get flamed for the multi-posts i'm gonna have to check out the TSP site tho, seems a bunch of ppl are saying to go there..

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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 10:09 PM
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Dura Bond also has cam bearing, but they are looser on the clearences than the FMs or stock.
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Clevite makes them as well.
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I had a VERY good machinest check out those federal cam bearings i got about 2 months ago and they were bed, he bought another set for me, and they were also bad. I dont know what "bad" is but i trust him. So he found some other brand that worked for me. So i wouldnt recomend the federals. IMHO
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hmm maybe i'll go with new from GM then.. thanks

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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SpdfreakLS1
I had a VERY good machinest check out those federal cam bearings i got about 2 months ago and they were bed, he bought another set for me, and they were also bad. I dont know what "bad" is but i trust him. So he found some other brand that worked for me. So i wouldnt recomend the federals. IMHO
How can you say they were bad and not know whats wrong with them? Mine were perfectly fine. Maybe the machinest wasnt as good as you think
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