Thread: 427 Side-oiler - approx. horsepower?
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Old 12-07-2009, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Ibr8k4vetts View Post
Anthony,
How well dose that cam idle or dose it?
It idles fine when warm, a little rough when cold. The problem is that valve lash changes with temperature. Since it is an iron block, the valve lash doesn't tighten up much when cold (about 0.006"), but if it were an all aluminum engine, cold starting would be more of a problem, around 50 degrees and less.
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