Wiped Out Cam - Was: Drag Strip Results

[Don Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>]

I used Rotella the last time I changed oil.  The previous was regular 
oil with Comp Cams Break-in Oil additive when I installed and broke in 
the cam.  I did a little around town driving, one trip of 100 miles to 
Norwalk Dragway, and one run down the strip. The motor had been running 
for a few years since the last rebuild.  I just changed cams.  Died 
about the time I was on that trip to the strip.

I no longer trust Rotella.  Better to be safe than sorry.

I now am using Valvoline VR-1 (?) racing oil with a ZDDP additive.  So 
far, I've put about 125 miles on the engine plus 8 or 9 blast down the 
strip with 5500-5700 RPM shift points.

 Akron Don


MO ( Steve Mick) wrote:
> Don, was the wiped out cam a flat tappet or a roller?  And what type 
> of oil were you using? Any ZDDP additive?  There sure is a lot of 
> debate about these newer oils and 
> additives..............................MO
> {Steve Mick}
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Gallimore" 
> <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>; "Butch Bennett" <tbennett1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 7:03 AM
> Subject: Drag Strip Results
>
>
> > Took the Belvedere to the drags for the first time this year.  I've 
> > did an
> > engine rebuild after wiping out two cam lobes.  Went to a .545 lift 
> > Camp Cam
> >
> > shaft.
> >
> > Performance was okay with a best of 12.5 and 107mph.  Best 60 foot 
> > was 1.80.
> > Funny thing is that the last 1/8 mile was pretty consistent at 4.6 
> > seconds for
> > runs from 12.95 to 12.50 - didn't matter. Still got a way to go to 
> > get to sub 12
> > second run or even beat my personal best of 12.40 at 110.
> >
> > One problem still there is that it seems to run out of gas over 5000 
> > rpm in
> > first gear.  I can run second gear to 5700 and going through the 
> > traps at 5300
> > showed not fuel starvation.  Work around was to shift to 2nd at 5000 
> > and to
> > third at 5500/5700.  I don't have a fuel pressure gauge but it seemed 
> > to stutter
> > pretty bad so that's my guess.  Have I called it right?  Might be too 
> > lean or an
> > ignition problem although the latter seems unlikely given the 5700 
> > rpm shifts
> > later in the run.
> >
> > Akron Don Gallimore
> >
> >
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