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Old 02-04-2011, 06:50 PM   #2
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Default Re: Stock engine basics

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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich View Post
Even before the lifter rule, valve spring rule, and camshaft duration rule were all rescinded, the "cheater" camshafts for Stock were fairly "square" with regards to lobe design. These days the only thing stock about a Stock camshaft is the tappet lift.
The General Kinetics cam in my '56 Chevy in the early/mid '70s. The lobes were almost square. Killed valve springs in three or four races. It was the 2X4 bl 225 hp Corvette engine, solid lifter deal, valves set at .003"/.003" (stock was .012" - .018"?) hot. Was faster than anything else I tried. Looked flaky but always past Red Anderson's tear downs. Red would check it, look at me and shake his head, but he always passed it.
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