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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
big cam = more cyl pressure, more cyl pressure = more pressure against old stock bearings, more pressure against old stock bearings = boom.
it is actualy a truth of all gen 1 and 2 small block bottom ends as far as i have heard.
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Come to think of it, I know a guy that did a cam swap on his good-running, high-mileage 305, and it wiped the bottom end within a few weeks. I guess there is some truth to it, but I thought the shortblock Alex started with was low-mileage, and taken apart/checked for clearances and such?