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Old 03-25-2024, 07:29 AM   #50
GB SISSON
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Default Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts

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Originally Posted by cas3 View Post
Geez, a KR Wilson spring compressor, and a big Wilton bullet vise, you are somebody GB!

Aw shucks Skip, It's just Pete and his jumbo photographs. That little spring compressor fits in the palm of my hand and the vise has 4" jaws. Not big as vices go.
In my searching about the 8rt cam I did uncover this:



https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr....z9DEc9Oavh_hA-

What is interesting to me is the journal wear limit in the chart posted by Ross. 1.794 . Makes me wonder what you engine builders and cam specialists consider acceptable clearance. It will be interesting to measure my new purchase.
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