justin_o_guy2
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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I tried to copy & paste a small section from th4e "Sacred Cows" article. Author states that the high [performance cams need more clearance, to take up the "shock", as Reel said. But, what doesnt work in MY mind, is.. well, If I was a lump, on a stick, & I was gonna run into something, it SEEMS like the impact would be a lot gentler, IF what I was gonna run into, was Close to me at th lowest part of my lump. Seems like, IF we opened the clearance UP to Maximum, plus a lot, so that the valve didnt open mure than .025 or so, then the cam would come flying around & BANG its nose on the lifter, but, IF I set the clearance tight, it seems the cam & lifter would work more smooooothy together.
SO, that is where MY thinking is stuck. I READ the article & I KNOW what they say, I Just dont get it. So, can anyone splain this in a manner that would Help me see it? I accept that I am wrong, I just want to understand the mechanics that make it so.
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