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mc73nova
05-07-2009, 09:20 AM
A faulty lifter ate my cam. :cry: Looks like my truck with see a lot of track time for a couple weeks.
LTb1ow
05-07-2009, 09:22 AM
Ouch man, that sucks!
Whiplash Performance
05-07-2009, 10:01 AM
That was one Hungry lifter. Time for a bigger cam!
69BirdX
05-07-2009, 11:28 AM
that does suck
baddest434
05-07-2009, 01:53 PM
sorry to hear that. your truck has been kind to you at the track though :mrgreen:
79CamaroDiva
05-07-2009, 02:19 PM
oh no! :( you'll have fun with the truck though
NJSPEEDER
05-07-2009, 08:06 PM
You let your car and Melissa make eye contact didn't you? Happens every time, they meet eye to eye, cars gets scared, poops out parts to avoid going back to the track and seeing her again.

lol

Sorry to hear man. Car has been running good for a while I though? Sucks to go from running good to broken mid season.
JSPERFORMANCE
05-07-2009, 08:54 PM
You have a SBC right? I have a set of Morrell rollers here, they have 50 passes on them used with a cam with about .5" lobe lift. They cost me $580 new I will sell them to you for $280. NOW THATS A DEAL!!!!
mc73nova
05-07-2009, 09:13 PM
You have a SBC right? I have a set of Morrell rollers here, they have 50 passes on them used with a cam with about .5" lobe lift. They cost me $580 new I will sell them to you for $280. NOW THATS A DEAL!!!!

Thanks, I would probably take you up on that but the rep we deal with said he might be able to replace them for free, he said the lifter should not have broke the way it did. I sent them back today, I want to wait to hear from him before I do anything.
NJSPEEDER
05-08-2009, 12:22 PM
Did you get a chance to look over things and make sure no metal junk got anyplace bad?
mc73nova
05-08-2009, 01:40 PM
Did you get a chance to look over things and make sure no metal junk got anyplace bad?

Yeah, we took the entire engine apart just to be safe. Luckily nothing else was damaged, we found all the pieces in the oil pan.
Anti_Rice_Guy
05-08-2009, 02:55 PM
I should've taken a picture. It's pretty nasty.
NJSPEEDER
05-09-2009, 01:14 PM
Yeah, we took the entire engine apart just to be safe. Luckily nothing else was damaged, we found all the pieces in the oil pan.

That's good news. How bad is this gonna hurt you in the points? You gonna go back with the same cam?
camaroAL
05-09-2009, 08:42 PM
That's good news. How bad is this gonna hurt you in the points? You gonna go back with the same cam?

new cam is more aggressive but nothing crazy.
mc73nova
05-09-2009, 09:16 PM
That's good news. How bad is this gonna hurt you in the points? You gonna go back with the same cam?

I have had some luck with the Silverado but you need more than that when you are racing veteran bracket racers. I will just have to focus on the second half of the season.
79CamaroDiva
05-11-2009, 07:41 PM
I have had some luck with the Silverado but you need more than that when you are racing veteran bracket racers. I will just have to focus on the second half of the season.

If you have a set of tires that'll fit you could use my 79.. It's slow, but prob better than your truck
mc73nova
05-11-2009, 09:53 PM
If you have a set of tires that'll fit you could use my 79.. It's slow, but prob better than your truck

Thanks for the offer. Ill let you know if I find a set of tires.
JSPERFORMANCE
05-11-2009, 10:12 PM
I got a pair of M/T 29.5 10.5 slicks here with 15 passes on them $100 and they're yours.. ANOTHER AWESOME DEAL!!!
mc73nova
07-17-2009, 08:47 AM
Finally some progress. After months of unemployment and no cash, my parents under there own will, lent me the money to get my engine back together. I am not proud of myself, but my father insisted I get my car back on the track. Al is putting it back together as we speak. We are still waiting on a few little things, so hopefully it will be together this week. Thats all.
sweetbmxrider
07-17-2009, 08:50 AM
good to hear.
camaro2you
07-17-2009, 09:13 AM
I got a pair of M/T 29.5 10.5 slicks here with 15 passes on them $100 and they're yours.. ANOTHER AWESOME DEAL!!!

15"s?
S.J.SLEEPER
07-17-2009, 12:35 PM
what kind of lifters were they? cranes? i have never had any luck with crane **** ! just wondering thats all. if they are cranes i wouldn't put them back in the car new ones or not,
you might want to go with js performances deal for 280.00 thats a real good price!
camaroAL
07-17-2009, 12:55 PM
they were 10 year old sealed power lifters with 925 runs on them! they were due!
the new ones are iskenderian, nothing but the best going back in!
JSPERFORMANCE
07-17-2009, 06:42 PM
15"s?

yes