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hp gain or loss goin from solid set up to hydr?

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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 09:20 AM
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hp gain or loss goin from solid set up to hydr?

just like it says. i was thinkin about goin to a hydr. set up because i want something i can drive more often and have a good time w/ out worrying when i need to set my valves. also i was wondering what the biggest hydr. cam they make? i know i'll have to get a custom one, just lookin for numbers is all.

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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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Wow, is that 278/282 degrees @ .050? What kind of numbers were you laying down/rpm range of your current combo. How fast did this beast go?
Old Feb 19, 2007 | 09:45 AM
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i have no idea what numbers i'm making, or track times. idk where the nearest dyno is to me. but the nearest track is like 2 hours kinda sucks but i'd like to get a trailer before i go
Old Feb 19, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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stay soild roller mines soilid only have to adjust every 2-3k its not hard. Do you have any video's or clips you could send me? Thats a huge *** cam i wana hear it
Old Feb 19, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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but how much do you get on your car?
Old Feb 19, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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I'd say unless you're racing it a bunch, adjusting the valves every oil change would be enough. They're not really that much maintenance.
Old Feb 19, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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alot and its cool to hear the lifters solid roller is sweet
Old Feb 21, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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what would happen if you didn't set them? ( i won't) i was just wondering

ya it is pretty badass to listen to em, plus you get more compliments that way!
Old Feb 21, 2007 | 09:51 PM
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Not everybody adjusts them every oil change first off... do a little investigating and youll see. But for a street/strip car Id never go SR because of the hassle and extra valvetrain noise associated with that kinda setup.
Old Feb 21, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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But for a street/strip car Id never go SR because of the hassle and extra valvetrain noise associated with that kinda setup.
True, but you gotta hear this Xtreme roller. It's .014/.016 and very quiet. I was really amazed.
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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How long can it possibly take to adj. the valves? fstenuf, what kind of RPM does that thing rev to? Man that seems like a lot of duration, even for a solid.
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 10:32 AM
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thats got to be advertised duration
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by 95Bird
thats got to be advertised duration
AHHHH, that would make more sense, silly me.
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 01:30 PM
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That is what's on the cam card. how do i figure out what other duration it has?
Old Mar 3, 2007 | 08:38 PM
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i don't have the cam card w/ me now, but does it say the installed duration or something dif on the card?
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