iirc, he said he wanted $400 for all of it, but the cam is probably way to radical of a profile for anything I'll ever run & now the rods are a no go also..i just wonder if buying a set of retro roller lifters would be less hassle and cheaper...it won't be alot of peeps wanting such a radical cam & aluminum rods...i guess i need to see what i could expect to sell the rods & the cam for & see how much money i would wind up having in the lifters that way vs. just buying another set. if i could sell the rods & cam to a racer that could use them, i may could wind up w/ the lifters for cheap...thanks for the reply....
just out of curiosity, when using those aluminum rods how often would it need to be torn down and checked? i want to build a fairly radical engine
for a mud bog truck, i may could use all the parts he has in it....could they run for a full season before an inspection tear down, probably 2-3 dozen runs thru a 100ft pit(it may run 5-10 min. each pass) or do they need more like a tear down and inspection between every run or every other run? i just don't have the funds for a tear down every race or even every other race.
but if they can run for a full season or even just 1/2 a season before a tear down inspection i may could swing that, in-between each race could I check for rod stretch with 1 of those screw in spark plug hole tdc thingys and a degree wheel or maybe a dial indicator thru the spark plug hole, to catch rods that have stretched out of spec before a catastrophic break down w/o doing a complete tear down?
different train of thought here:
if they can run a fairly decent amount of time between tear downs, i may could use all of the stuff he has and build a 12-12.5:1 comp ratio BBC w/that radical cam, rods, and retro lifters and some good ported aluminum heads and a single plane intake & have a good motor for our pit..you got to really have the power to turn the tires and try to stay on top or you probably won't make it thru.(I'll post a vid of some truck runs thru our pit)
i tend to shy away from things I'm not used to. i know most all sbc oem & ''regular'' aftermarket parts like the back of my hand, except for parts made of ''exotic'' materials, like the aluminum rods, but I'm a total BBC newb along w/their race parts...this stuff was bought for a drag car..would the same combo work as well in a mud drag as it would on a drag strip? if so i may want to use it all for a dedicated mud bog truck motor. thanks for your patience and knowledge!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3s3LUYSyWU
check out the jeep at 1:50-2:00...thats what i have to compete with!
