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Additivewalnut
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AUG 25, 09:23 PM
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Patrick should get a kick from this.
I bought a 1967 Caprice and attempted to do a Vice Grip Garage/Junkyard Digs and get it running for the first time since 1981. I failed. Or more accurately I found out the reason the car was parked in 1981 is because the 327 blew up. Go figure. I went and got a random 350 off marketplace and it had chrome valve covers so how could I pass it up? Got it running this afternoon and I can't help but notice that it sounds like it's got a cam in it! That being said, I don't know for sure... I've never had a cammed car, I don't know how they act. Is it actually cammed or is it running like **** ? It doesn't shake, it responds well to throttle... I think that means she's running on all 8?
Possible cam video
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cartercarbaficionado
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AUG 26, 05:28 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Additivewalnut:
Patrick should get a kick from this.
I bought a 1967 Caprice and attempted to do a Vice Grip Garage/Junkyard Digs and get it running for the first time since 1981. I failed. Or more accurately I found out the reason the car was parked in 1981 is because the 327 blew up. Go figure. I went and got a random 350 off marketplace and it had chrome valve covers so how could I pass it up? Got it running this afternoon and I can't help but notice that it sounds like it's got a cam in it! That being said, I don't know for sure... I've never had a cammed car, I don't know how they act. Is it actually cammed or is it running like **** ? It doesn't shake, it responds well to throttle... I think that means she's running on all 8?
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sounds like my heavily modified 289 (long story) so yeah its got a cam..not too big of one based on its nice and snappy throttle response and fairly decent idle quality.
probably an RV grind or something just a touch more aggressive.
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BingB
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AUG 30, 02:04 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cartercarbaficionado:
sounds like my heavily modified 289 (long story) so yeah its got a cam..not too big of one based on its nice and snappy throttle response and fairly decent idle quality.
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I don't know.
I think it is the chrome valve covers.
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IMSA GT
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SEP 03, 11:54 PM
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Oh it's cammed and running beautifully. Don't change a thing.
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Additivewalnut
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SEP 04, 10:53 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by IMSA GT:
Oh it's cammed and running beautifully. Don't change a thing. |
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Couldn't agree more. 
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Patrick
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OCT 13, 01:26 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Additivewalnut:
Patrick should get a kick from this.
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He did, he did! (...except for the vertical video.  )
Oh man, that brings back fond memories. My '67 Caprice had a cammed 396 with solid lifters... but big block or small block, a lumpy cam sounds heavenly.
Sorry for the delay in responding, but it's been quite awhile since I've checked this sub-section![This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 10-14-2024).]
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