Cam break in questions
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Cam break in questions
Ok, guys it's been kind of a long road for me and my project,so here goes. I yanked the used 429 motor out of my car because it was smoking . Probably needs to be gone through, so that's that. So, last week I bought a freshly rebuilt 460 (flat tappet) motor, that was built to police interceptor specs . I spoke with the shop that rebuilt it , and he said I need to break in the cam. Now, I have read some pretty spooky stuff about guys wiping lobes on cams. My plan was to spin the oil pump so that I have oil in the galley and bearings. Add the Lucas additive to some racing oil , and prime my new carb so that it starts right up. Let run 25 minutes at 2000RPM. I really want this motor to be broken in properly. Is there anything you guys can add ,so that I do this successfully ? The motor was built 3 years ago, and still has assembly lube dripping off of everything. And it stayed wrapped in shrink wrap and a large plastic bag. It is still bare metal , not even painted, and obviously has no run time on it. Thanks for any info.
Bigred69- Posts : 70
Join date : 2013-11-08
Re: Cam break in questions
What cam and what valvesprings is the big question? With a hydraulic cam and springs with open pressures under 300 psi is the rule of thumb you should be good to go as is
Gregaust- Posts : 625
Join date : 2009-08-09
Re: Cam break in questions
Pretty much stock grind, with single springs. That is what I thought ,thanks
Bigred69- Posts : 70
Join date : 2013-11-08
Re: Cam break in questions
Prime the oil system until it oils the rockers before you start it.
Dave C.- Posts : 1268
Join date : 2013-03-23
Re: Cam break in questions
x2Dave C. wrote:Prime the oil system until it oils the rockers before you start it.
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