427 SBF

89 Fox 427 said:
Luckily I did not lock tite!

@Steve439 yes of course, however this cam has enough room to damn near be pushed out of the journals if you keep pushing rearward.

I've discovered the cam gear is rubbing the retainer plate ever so slightly. Made some marks on the retainer, torqued the sprocket, spun it by hand, and there's about 90 degrees where it feels much tighter. Found this


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No big deal, it will wear in!
 
The soft springs and lifters you have will probably be fine. Just make sure that you pump up the lifter full of oil and make sure all of the air is out. The soft spring will give before the lifter itself compresses and you will be able to measure for pushrod length.
 
Patriot Racer said:
The soft springs and lifters you have will probably be fine. Just make sure that you pump up the lifter full of oil and make sure all of the air is out. The soft spring will give before the lifter itself compresses and you will be able to measure for pushrod length.
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How do I fill the fucker up? Do i need to have the bottom end all buttoned up and prime it?

Actually, could I measure the lifter when it's bled down and turn this into a math thread?
 
Steve439 said:
I have the Cloyes Hex-A-Just (or whatever it's called) on two motors.
I've had no problems.
Guys bitch about them breaking, but I suspect they're trying to move it under full spring pressure.
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Thats what mine is.
600 lb spring on street for 15+ years with a toploader.
And that's how I broke the dowel, lol
 
Have you set your oil pan on this yet? I remembered that I had a couple older Moroso pans I used on my stock block stuff, both hit the front main cap on my Dart block. Most of the early Moroso pans where what appeared to be stock GM type pans that where modified for the deeper sump. Had to get a newer "stroker clearanced" pan.

Funny part is, I set the new pan on, checked the fit without tightening anything down. When I did the final assembly with Permatex, and tightened everything down, I hear this "ding ding ding" noise when I rotated the engine. Fucking rod bolts where just barely hitting the crank scraper, :facepalm: Had to pull it all apart and clearance the crank scraper, Boooooo!
Then I did a massive wheelie and smashed it the first year out. :(

Just trying to save you some trouble, hopefully everything fits good for you,
 
Boosted Bullet said:
Have you set your oil pan on this yet? I remembered that I had a couple older Moroso pans I used on my stock block stuff, both hit the front main cap on my Dart block. Most of the early Moroso pans where what appeared to be stock GM type pans that where modified for the deeper sump. Had to get a newer "stroker clearanced" pan.

Funny part is, I set the new pan on, checked the fit without tightening anything down. When I did the final assembly with Permatex, and tightened everything down, I hear this "ding ding ding" noise when I rotated the engine. Fucking rod bolts where just barely hitting the crank scraper, :facepalm: Had to pull it all apart and clearance the crank scraper, Boooooo!
Then I did a massive wheelie and smashed it the first year out. :(

Just trying to save you some trouble, hopefully everything fits good for you,
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You trying to jinx it?

I'll be sure to pay attention to this thanks for the tip
 
@Steve439 if you want to sit through another camshaft video of potentially hot air.. check this out.

 
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