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sutphen 30 01-17-2016 10:26 AM


Originally Posted by GLENAMY 242SS (Post 4394445)
Black Baja, out of curiosity, how and what would you do to modify the tails?

you extend the inner pipe about 3-4" past where the water enters the pipes.or just go full dry.

79formula 01-17-2016 10:32 AM


Originally Posted by sutphen 30 (Post 4394472)
big question,,who is the engine builder?

Steve Damon out of Little Valley NY. He used to run the "one hot tomale" car. He had a ton of marine motors in the shop and came highly recommended.

For the record- I have not called him with my concerns yet. I am going to call him tomorrow and ask him to put in the cam I asked for. As of right now the issue has not been addressed. I have just been trying to figure out if his cam will be ok.

79formula 01-17-2016 10:36 AM

Just to clarify, I am not running Merc exhaust. I am running EMI manifolds with these risers. I know they are better than stock, but how much better?

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/a.../image.php.jpg

buck35 01-17-2016 10:44 AM

I think I would revisit the builder and ask for a warranty in writing while expressing your concerns. He didn't follow instructions and billed 25% over estimate. If he refuses I'd change the cam and out him.


oops , guess I was too slow.

SB 01-17-2016 10:49 AM

By law, I'm only allowed to be within 10% of estimate without approval.

SB 01-17-2016 10:52 AM


Originally Posted by 79formula (Post 4394450)
I'm not dickin' around with my exhaust. I ran a 132561 cam with the same exhaust and had no issues.


Did you see my post this AM:

Comp 11-314-4 280ah-10 Hyd Flat Tappet
232°, 237° at .050"
Valve Lift .547", .547 "
LSA 110°
14.5° Overlap at .050"

Crane 134561 H-296-2 Hyd Flat Tappet
236°,246° at .050"
.553", .571"
LSA 114
13° Overlap at .050"

Part Number: CRN-132561
228, 236 at .050"
0.530", 0.551".
LSA 114
Overlap at .050" 4°

GLENAMY 242SS 01-17-2016 10:54 AM

Sutphen 30, Thank you. "you extend the inner pipe about 3-4" past where the water enters the pipes" That is exactly some of the mods Eddie at Young Performance and I discussed on Friday as he will be reworking my Stainless Marine Tails.
Sorry for the off post-kinda-replies.
On Post,
Better Cam? What does that mean? Structural, Longevity, HP, Torque, Easy on Lifters and Valve Train, RPM range for Tq/Hp, Flow velocity Volume?
Better for whom?

79formula 01-17-2016 11:16 AM


Originally Posted by SB (Post 4394487)
Did you see my post this AM:

Comp 11-314-4 280ah-10 Hyd Flat Tappet
232°, 237° at .050"
Valve Lift .547", .547 "
LSA 110°
14.5° Overlap at .050"

Crane 134561 H-296-2 Hyd Flat Tappet
236°,246° at .050"
.553", .571"
LSA 114
13° Overlap at .050"

Part Number: CRN-132561
228, 236 at .050"
0.530", 0.551".
LSA 114
Overlap at .050" 4°

I did but don't remember seeing the info on the 132561 cam. The difference between the 134561 and the 11-314-4 is not very much. The difference between the bigger cams and the 132561 is significant.

mike tkach 01-17-2016 11:27 AM


Originally Posted by sutphen 30 (Post 4394475)
you extend the inner pipe about 3-4" past where the water enters the pipes.or just go full dry.

i did exactly that with the identical exhaust on a 516 cu in build i did that used a hp500 cam and it still got reversion,switched to a different exhaust and no more reversion.the new exhaust was dry to the tip.i know of several boats running the cam the op asked and paid for with no reversion issues,imo the fix for this is to install the cam the op asked for in the first place.with the engine on a stand it should not take more than 3 hours.

sutphen 30 01-17-2016 11:36 AM

the hp500 cam,was it a carb'd version or efi?carb'd version was known to revert.


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