Guys with fairly large cams, does your engine shake?

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Jul 18, 2005 | 06:28 PM

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Guys with fairly large cams, does your engine shake?

I know all engines shake but when you cammed your car did it seem to shake a good amount afterwards? Can you actually sit and watch your engine shimmy back and forth with it running or is it pretty smooth?

Jul 18, 2005 | 06:33 PM

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my cam isnt even that big and it shakes

Jul 18, 2005 | 06:48 PM

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I have the TR 224 and mine shakes around

Jul 18, 2005 | 06:54 PM

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I've had two cams with larger durations(a lunati, and a Fm13) and they shake pretty bad even after tuning. I am going to swap back to my lpe cam. It made more power with a better torque curve. Also, It runs smooth as silk.

Jul 18, 2005 | 07:00 PM

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With the stock mounts the motor will shake like crazy, poly mounts will stiffen it up like crazy though.

Jul 18, 2005 | 07:07 PM

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mine shakes like a muthafucka, even with fully polly mounts.

Jul 18, 2005 | 07:14 PM

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its what happens when reversion increases. thats actually slight misfiring and one one the main reasons(in my opinion)the bigger cams cant get a CARB EO number. its the same thing that causes the lope we listen for/hear to hint us that the engine isn't all stock like the owner says.

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Jul 18, 2005 | 08:12 PM

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mine looks like it's dancin...

Jul 18, 2005 | 08:35 PM

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I kinda like the "cam" shake, lope and bad *** sound all together.

Jul 18, 2005 | 09:33 PM

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mine shakes until it warms up.

Jul 18, 2005 | 09:36 PM

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Mine's shakes quite a bit with just a TR224. It REALLY shook when I started it up with open headers

Jul 18, 2005 | 09:36 PM

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Yep, mine shakes too. Like the shimmy, shimmy coco pop!

Jul 18, 2005 | 10:54 PM

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Like popcorn in a popcorn maker.

I have polly mounts now, BIG difference

Jul 18, 2005 | 11:11 PM

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Mine shakes like crazy. Time for some polly mounts.

Jul 19, 2005 | 02:56 AM

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Mine shakes too. One of the reasons I wanted a cam.

Jul 19, 2005 | 03:10 AM

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i have a 221/221 and it shakes around weather warm or cold. You can also feel it a little in the steering wheel and the seat.

Jul 19, 2005 | 03:33 AM

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Shakes here too. How much do poly mounts cost and what kind of driveability/comfort did you guys lose when going with them?

Jul 19, 2005 | 07:39 AM

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Someone told me my engine was running kind of rough but it looked normal to me, exactly what everyone is describing. It runs fine and still pulls really hard so I guess its cool.