I've got a Chevy with a Mopar cam.

by "CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
Published 01/13/2017 at 13:00

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Is that even possible? These guys might be are on drugs.

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"vicali" (vicali)
01/13/2017 at 13:10, STARS: 3

Paintin’ the town brown.. since forever.

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
01/13/2017 at 13:12, STARS: 1

There are some extremely fucky things that can be done by a motivated loon. That being said, given that that would require a match on cam end travel retention, bearing spacing, lifter tubes, etc., would most likely require custom cam bearings, and would need a Mopar distributor to match the drive gear *and drive gear mating angle and location*, all when you can just grind a cam to be whatever you need... I rate this Mostly False.

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
01/13/2017 at 13:16, STARS: 1

Is that you Deaner?

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
01/13/2017 at 13:17, STARS: 0

This falls under the All things are possible but not all things are probable clause?

"vicali" (vicali)
01/13/2017 at 13:19, STARS: 0

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"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
01/13/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 1

Coincidences are funny, though. With similar bore spacing and the locating of webs in the intake valley directly over the crank webs, it’s very probable that there are some cross-matches among the big three where it would actually work. Actually finding such a match unless somebody’s already done the legwork - trickier.

Another observation: a lot of old Mopar poly-heads have the dizz on the back, pointing straight up. That plus machining would make using such a cam in an SBC a lot easier, but WHY

"vicali" (vicali)
01/13/2017 at 13:31, STARS: 0

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Now I’m going to be giggling at my workstation all afternoon..

"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
01/13/2017 at 16:40, STARS: 0

think that maybe they could mean the cam specs are the same in the chevy as the dodge?.......

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
01/13/2017 at 16:46, STARS: 1

Well, maybe? I can’t think of any reason they’d refrain from using the word “grind” in that case, though. “Grind” is just the kind of word you look for excuses to put in a song.

Actually, I was guessing it might be an intentional joke, as one would be buying a “Mopar cam” (over the counter hot parts) at the Dodge dealer to soup up one’s car, while that same sort of Mopar-as-a-hot-parts thing never really applied to “Goodwrench”. In other words, the sentence might be said by somebody who thinks they have an engine with over-the-counter upgrades, but who wrongly associates the word “Mopar” with all over-the-counter upgrades. I.e. somebody slightly full of it.

"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
01/16/2017 at 11:38, STARS: 0

This bothers me greatly.

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
01/16/2017 at 16:28, STARS: 0

It is rocking your world view?

"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
01/16/2017 at 17:00, STARS: 1

Rocking? More like tossing it against a wall.

"Bobarino" (bobclobbner)
10/15/2019 at 20:34, STARS: 0

Tastes Good On The Bun