Thread: Mechanical flat tappet cam

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Wow! Mechanical flat tappet, and then on top of that 11.5 to one compression?? Where do you plan to find fuel for your occasional use? I'm at 10.3 to one with aluminum heads, and I wish I'd gone closer to 9 to one so I didn't have to worry with finding gas stations with 91 or better octane gas, and then worrying how long it's been sitting in their tanks....

Originally Posted by rspears

Where do you plan to find fuel for your occasional use? I'm at 10.3 to one with aluminum heads, and I wish I'd gone closer to 9 to one so I didn't have to worry with finding gas stations with 91 or better octane gas, and then worrying how long it's been sitting in their tanks....

Sorry for the hijack... I didn't know this RSpears.. makes me glad I targeted 9:1 even with the aluminum heads on my 347.. now back to our regular broadcast schedule! Sorry for the hijack...

Originally Posted by rspears

and then worrying how long it's been sitting in their tanks....

Yep, and worrying about what percentage of it is water. Smart money would build for 87/89 octane.
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Originally Posted by techinspector1

Yep, and worrying about what percentage of it is water. Smart money would build for 87/89 octane.
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I couldn't agree with your more, Richard.

Originally Posted by techinspector1

Yep, and worrying about what percentage of it is water. Smart money would build for 87/89 octane.
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Originally Posted by rspears

I couldn't agree with your more, Richard.

So you would tells this to a drag racer that keeps getting beat as well? Don't worry you keep throwing your money out there and continue to lose! In my mud bog/run class I'm in, I'm right in the middle of the class. The people above me are running more power. I'd like to start getting some money back in return for going to events....

Originally Posted by Hoss Blazer

So you would tells this to a drag racer that keeps getting beat as well? Don't worry you keep throwing your money out there and continue to lose! In my mud bog/run class I'm in, I'm right in the middle of the class. The people above me are running more power. I'd like to start getting some money back in return for going to events....

Nope, my comments are more attuned to the street. For a competition vehicle you're in a different situation, but consider the problems with ethanol blends in your logic, too, like how much fuel to keep on hand between outings, how to store it (small volumes, less air), etc, etc. It's a different time than it was back in the day...

Originally Posted by Hoss Blazer

So you would tells this to a drag racer that keeps getting beat as well? Don't worry you keep throwing your money out there and continue to lose! In my mud bog/run class I'm in, I'm right in the middle of the class. The people above me are running more power. I'd like to start getting some money back in return for going to events....

You're not being real with us. You didn't say anything at all about being in competition when you opened this thread. Here is your statement:

"How many of you guys run them out here? I'm looking at one for my next upgrade in my K5. I'm not realty worried about the life because I don't really drive it that much, more of a play toy."

We wil answer one way for a street cam (playtoy) and another way for a mud bog cam (competition).
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