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Old 07-18-2005, 06:28 PM
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Default 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?
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my cam isnt even that big and it shakes
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I have the TR 224 and mine shakes around
Old 07-18-2005, 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.
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With the stock mounts the motor will shake like crazy, poly mounts will stiffen it up like crazy though.
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mine shakes like a muthafucka, even with fully polly mounts.
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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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Originally Posted by necrocannibal
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?
My seats rock a little but the motor does not... at least does not appear to...

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mine looks like it's dancin...
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I kinda like the "cam" shake, lope and bad *** sound all together.
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mine shakes until it warms up.
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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
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Yep, mine shakes too. Like the shimmy, shimmy coco pop!
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Like popcorn in a popcorn maker.

I have polly mounts now, BIG difference
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Mine shakes like crazy. Time for some polly mounts.
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Mine shakes too. One of the reasons I wanted a cam.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Mine doesn't hardly shake at all with the poly motor mounts.


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