Noyzee

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i had a brain storm over the last couple weeks, ive wanted to get my car back together but dont want to spend all kinds of coin for maybe 2 or 5 races a year, so i started poking around and decided.
im going to do a junk yard build, stock motor in one piece (found a few, have offers in on them) im going to tweak the stock heads a tad, toss a set of old valve springs i have in the tool box on it, i need a cam, and im going to see what i can get a stock motor to run. see what we can do.
i want to spend $2,000 including the motor.
anyone have any cheep cams for sale? or timming chain in good shape?

going to see what i can do with junk, see if i can make it run.

camscam02

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uh oh. Ill have some competition.

ill just trade you my motor for your lsx motor if you want. it'll be perfect for the both of us.

billy.johnson

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on ebay there selling (fresh Copy) cams cheap but i have never ran 1 my self but they do ofer some good speced. cams for around $120. maybe worth a try???

Noyzee

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no trade, i have all the parts for my lsx, just dont feel right spending the coin right now on rods and heads with work the way it is, but a junk yard build might be fun, i will see what i can make a cam only stock lower end 346 do with a plate kit single stage. see what we can do. hehe.

spaulding

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that sounds like a fun cheap deal im surprised you dont have any old parts layin around your self sounds like itll be a white version of my car good luck with it brad

camscam02

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You dont want to trade? lol. no fun.

But im not sure what your car weighs but 3200-3300 lb car with a decent amount through the plate can go 9.50's or so. We should be right around there next time out.

dnkynrbk

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I would try and find a MS3 cam or specs in that area. That cam and spray with a lightweight car would see 9s eash.
I had that in my old set up with some patriot heads.

87silverbullet

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I have a cam for sale that I am trying to get 150.00 bucks for. Here are the specs 230/240 .613/.608valve lift .361/.358 lobe lift 111LSA Comp Cam

Noyzee

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Made my deal, i will have the motor in my possestion and start tinkering with it on sunday night when i get home from sledding.
i will first clean the **** out of it, then strip eveything i dont need off of it, then put the heads and take the heads apart.

im going to try to go today to grab some new bits so i can port the heads out a bit,

if i can get the heads done next week, i would guess i will have it up and running in the next 2 weeks depending on parts.
this should be fun, junk yard build!!!!!

as for parts, i have tons of parts laying around, i accually doug through everything last night and i have everything i need. im missing one valave spring, so i might just buy all new springs.

i found 3 cams, i know 2 of them are stock but the other one i forget what it is, i think its the old thunder racing 224 cam.
im thinking i might take all my solid roller stuff and put it into this motor and just buy a new solid roller cam. going to poke around and see what i can find.

my car with driver and my lsx block was just under 3400 pounds. like 3390. so it should be in the 3200 range with alum block

BAKED

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Sweet! Let me know if there is anything I can help you out with Brad. I have some junk laying around too...

Noyzee

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id like to know some info on cams. what are you 346 guys running now a days?

i know back when, i tested a couple cams t rex, and some custom grinds and i found the esp1 cam to work best on my set up, and it wasnt a huge cam.

any feed back?

i might just go with my old proven cam, or i might go with a solid roller. not sure yet.

Noyzee

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so it starts. picked up the motor, started playing with it last night.
got it cleaned up a bit, stripped down, pistions cleaned, block deck cleaned, going to mess with the oil pump/timming chain tonight and put my polly motor mounts on it, hope to toss it in the car without heads or cam this weekend so i can messure for a new drive shaft from my power glide to my 400. i have my fingers crossed the old one fits, but i never messured it so im not sure.
pretty sure they are different length tho.
we shall see

dnkynrbk

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Good luck man. Post some pics up.

Nitro Dave's Nitrous Outlet

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Brad, I was just about to say I have a low milage stock motor with alittle cam in it sitting in the garage.. But since you are covered there I got a plate kit with your name on it as well.lol Good to see ya getting the bug again.. I cleaned out my garage this weekend so I can get started on mine..
Dave

Noyzee

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Dave, im going to toss my carb style intake on this with the plate i got from you couple years ago.
have to redo the lines tho to install the new noids i got from you last year.
i know the intake is way to big and headers are way to big for stock motor, but it will run. lol going to toss my 4:56's gears back in i think to get the sled out of the hole

Noyzee

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only have a few pics right now.








i pulled the pan off and tray, cleaned all that. cam should be here this week and i will put the bottom end all back together.
scraped all the pistions down as you can see. the motor was in ok shape. looked pretty clean. i pulled one cap and bearings look ok.

BAKED

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I like the milder cams myself. Something around the size of a G5X2 works really nice.

Noyzee

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cam is on the way. spoke with brian at tea and patg and we figured something out. we shall see.