tulsatoolfool
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I wanted to build a big block for my 1972 C10 that came stock with a 402. So I got a salvage 1995 7.4 Liter VIN N motor. I liked the thought of a one piece rear main seal. At the machine shop it was bored over .030, decked and heads reworked. They stock pushrods and rocker arms were reused. Rods resized, jobber stock pistons used, M77 oil pump. When it knocked two different sets of cam bearings I got advice here to check cam. My machine shop got an extra set of eyes on the cam bearings and said he thought harmonics was developing. More news later on cam after it has been checked for core being bent. So….I am taking a deep breath and want to pick a cam that is about working from low r.p.m. to midrange for torque and drivability to drive to car shows, set in traffic, pull my aluminum 18’ boat and run down the turnpike at 80 m.p.h.. “Some” economy would be nice. It has an Edelbrock 2.0 RPM Air-gap manifold whose ovals are bigger than the peanut port stock Chevy heads. It has a FiTech EFI throttle body, factory dual exhaust manifolds, 3:08 rear end gearing, TCI 350 turbo with towing torque converter and MSD HEI distributor dialed in for this set up. I am interested in running 87 octane gas and leaving the compression around 9:1. I am 59 years old and just want to enjoy this truck now and again until they “throw dirt on my box.”
So what parts should I put this engine back together with to do what I want and be carefree?
So what parts should I put this engine back together with to do what I want and be carefree?
