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Old 08-27-2018, 09:22 AM
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244/236? You sure its not 236/244? I doubt you have reversion with it dry that far out. Something is leaking inside the engine.

Head gasket, intake gasket, cracked block....etc...

My cam is a 230/244 112 LSA (small block chevy) with over an hour of idle time in the driveway, no reversion, oil is crystal clear, with stock manifolds, spacers, and risers. I am beginning to think a lot of the cam reversion issues I read about that had me scared to pick "too big a cam" are due to other issues.

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Old 08-27-2018, 09:28 AM
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Are you seeing a full milkshake with water in the oil filter or just a little sludge under the valve cover?
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Originally Posted by Baja Rooster
Are you seeing a full milkshake with water in the oil filter or just a little sludge under the valve cover?
no just some in the top cover
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Originally Posted by Paxtonspeed
244/236? You sure its not 236/244? I doubt you have reversion with it dry that far out. Something is leaking inside the engine.

Head gasket, intake gasket, cracked block....etc...

My cam is a 230/244 112 LSA (small block chevy) with over an hour of idle time in the driveway, no reversion, oil is crystal clear, with stock manifolds, spacers, and risers. I am beginning to think a lot of the cam reversion issues I read about that had me scared to pick "too big a cam" are due to other issues.
exhuat is dry just one inch before end of tip
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Originally Posted by axm0z5h
I just had dry tails built and i was told by pretty much everyone you cannot run flappers with dry tails. instead i had 2 reversion rings put in and 14" tall risers

you have a ve a picture of the reversion rings ?
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you have a ve a picture of the reversion rings ?


Cylinder 1
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Originally Posted by Bulitz



Cylinder 1


Cylinder 3


Cylinder 5


Cylinder 7
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Old 08-27-2018, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Bulitz

no just some in the top cover
Thats pretty normal and doesn’t indicate anything major and often caused by the water being very cold in particular if you’re running a crossover or not getting the oil hot enough. Engine blocks sweat just like a cold beer bottle on a hot day so the oil has to get hot enough to burn it off. I had the same issue on a mild 502 when I upsized the oil cooler. I put a thermostat on the oil cooler and solved the issue.
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What is the cam LSA? I always put a small bead of rtv on both sides of the water jackets on the intake gaskets just for a little extra precaution.
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