[T3] original cam mesh inspection

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/26/2011 10:38:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rdavid at rochester.rr.com writes:

My cams  gear is a -2, and I wish I had a -3 cam here to see the difference,
but I'm  thinking a -3 cam might even be a better scenario than what  I'm
seeing.
My other thought is that even if I was lucky enough to find  a NOS "zero"
geared cam; it would be too tight to run.

Are my  thoughts about this test correct?




I think you've got this backwards Dave. The -3 gear would be even larger  
than the -2 gear that you have. I think you'll be alright, even with what 
you're  seeing. The purpose of using the - gears like that was 2 fold. One was 
to get  the internal engine noise down (make it quieter), and 2 was to make 
up for any  machining differences.  

Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
71 Notch (Krunchy)
64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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