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79CamaroDiva · 04-02-2005, 04:43 PM

My dad and I tried to do a 'rainy day cam swap' because my friend gave me a cam for my birthday last week. We took EVERYTHING apart; radiators off, power steering, alternator, distributer, intake, took the pushrods out cause we're changing the lifters too, timing cover, timing chain, get the original cam 1/2 way out, and I was looking at the new lifters box.

hmm, funny, these dont look like roller lifters. I open the box, they're not. My friend told comp specificially that i had a zz4 thats basically stock. They sent him a flat tappet cam plain old hydraulic instead of a hydraulic roller that ALL zz4s have.

soooooo, the project is temporarily put on hold til i get the cam back to him and stuff. I feel bad cause the cost of a roller cam is the reason i kept saying 'don't get me a cam for my birthday' and now i guess he's seeing why. I'll probably make up the difference in the cost cause i really dont want him spending that much on me.

04-02-2005, 04:43 PM	#3
79CamaroDiva Queen of Destruction / NJFBOA Supporting Sponsor / Moderator / 12 Second Club / 2006 Member of the Year / PITA Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I dunno.. Posts: 8,327 iTrader: (0)	My dad and I tried to do a 'rainy day cam swap' because my friend gave me a cam for my birthday last week. We took EVERYTHING apart; radiators off, power steering, alternator, distributer, intake, took the pushrods out cause we're changing the lifters too, timing cover, timing chain, get the original cam 1/2 way out, and I was looking at the new lifters box. hmm, funny, these dont look like roller lifters. I open the box, they're not. My friend told comp specificially that i had a zz4 thats basically stock. They sent him a flat tappet cam plain old hydraulic instead of a hydraulic roller that ALL zz4s have. soooooo, the project is temporarily put on hold til i get the cam back to him and stuff. I feel bad cause the cost of a roller cam is the reason i kept saying 'don't get me a cam for my birthday' and now i guess he's seeing why. I'll probably make up the difference in the cost cause i really dont want him spending that much on me. __________________ We're a drinking team with a racing problem.