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It fired! After cam swap

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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 11:33 PM
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Well I guess I did something right.

Cranked it w the coil wire off til we got oil pres.

Hooked up coil wire and it fired first try.

I was disappointed because there was ZERO lope.

It was idling at 2K w the MAF off tho.

Plugged in the MAF and restarted and she dropped to 1000 and has a meaaannn lope!

The Borla carback tames it quite a bit but I'm sure it'll be really nasty when I get a cutout.

Cant wait to get the input swapped in the trans so I can drive it!
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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Right on dude, once the cutouts on there it'll sound badass, I know mine does. What are the cam spec's?
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 11:46 PM
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Nice.
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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Less than 220 intake duration, around .570 lift and 111+5 LSA
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 07:09 AM
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You don't want your cam to lope at 2k RPM.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 08:31 AM
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Thats awesome! There is nothing like taking on a job like that and everything working out like planned. Starts on the first crank makes you feel good.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:01 AM
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cool! You didnt bend any valves on start up did you? lol
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 04:12 PM
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Lol ya I know I dont want it to lope at 2K. I just didnt realize it was that high til I walked around and looked at the tach.

And yeah, no bent, broken pushrods, no bent valves, etc... Guess those 2 little dots lined themselves up in there or something.

Oh, and 65psi oil pres cold. Guess I didnt bang up the cam bearings too bad.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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Nice work!!! First try starts rule!!!
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 04:24 PM
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Thanks man
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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lets hear it
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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Video!
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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Lol I'll get one soon as I'm back out at my buddies workin on it. Probably tomorrow.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 01:44 AM
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Sweet. Video video video!
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 04:24 AM
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Thanks guys.

Here's a vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZelEnPl9vY

and one of my truck when I left the shop just for the hell of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21vodQHtnVs
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 12:54 AM
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It runs AND drives now! Got the input swapped and trans in tonight.

Holy **** it pulls like an animal
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