Ti retainers are overkill for those spring pressures and rpm range. While it does not hurt to use them, they certainly are not a must.
I don't see where he said 4 bolt mains are necessary.
The nut does more more than just hold the bolt in. It stretches the bolt to create clamping force (the result of the bolt trying to pull itself...
Very interesting. Technology is a wonderful thing.
Cool. Hope to see you there!
That's fine until you run into one where the timing chain is off or the cam's dowel pin is not exactly where it needs to be. A friend of mine had...
I always degree each cam I install. It's really not an option as far as I am concerned. As a late great friend of mine used to say, "It's all...
Depends on a lot of variables including lobe profile, rpm, quality of the valvesprings and how much you drive the car. Another thing to...
I really like my 7.3 although I have had to replace the water pump, cam position sensor and the fuel/water separator drain valve. As mavman said,...
Sometimes?...yes. "ALL the time"?... hardly. I am sure you are correct. I hope you feel better now.
I don't really want to highjack the thread (maybe sidetrack it a little bit). I am now leaning towards a high compression 427W with TFS "R" heads...
That's nice to know but you did not answer my question.
Wow!!! Really???? Will your boy T.L. be there too?
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