grumpyvette Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 " HEY GRUMPY? my buddy's buying the wrong parts, for his car, I have repeatedly told him that he can,t just install a big cam and a huge carb on his stock 307 sbc and expect it to run correctly but he quotes some magazine article he read where those parts gained the engine 50 plus hp, how do I explain to him its not going to work out?" step back and take a few deep breaths, if theres one thing Ive learned over 45 plus years building cars and engines,its that,the truth is that even if you give excellent advice on a well known , and frequently tested,drive train and engine combo, few people will follow your advice. its unfortunate but people seem to learn lessons from making mistakes, if he won,t take the time to at least ask why you are advising him to look into the potential problem , your unlikely to get anyplace, so let him learn the hard way, in the long run it may be a rather cheap lesson if its just a cam and carb that will need to be replaced, Ive built or helped build dozens of cars and well over a 150 engines and most of those engines are still running years later, but almost every time Im asked for advice or post a well known combo , I find that few of the guys asking follow thru and buy and install all the components listed, because theres a very strong tendency to either use what they currently have or buy parts their buddy can get at a (DEAL OR GREAT PRICE) now thats understandable and most of us work on a budget, but if asked whats the best or whats a decent combo, and I listed a certain,displacement, rotating assembly,roller cam, part number, compression, ratio,cylinder heads, head port work, intake,part number,port work, carb size,header brand and part number, rear gear ratio, converter stall , transmission mods etc. and if the guy asking goes out and buys a random assortment of parts he got at bargain prices that (ARE JUST ABOUT THE SAME THING AS LISTED) hes NOT going to get the same results. read these links http://forum.grumpysperformance.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=5180&p=15044#p15044 http://forum.grumpysperformance.com/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=1817&p=12034&hilit=rigged#p12034 http://forum.grumpysperformance.com/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=4687 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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