Guest buickkuhn Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I purchased this 1948 248 engine from a known rebuilder from Connecticut (NIZEN) , since then been checking it out checking how far it has been built . So far it is : .030 over pistons , thin head gasket , new valve guides , new valves , new valve springs complete , I am going to be putting my front 1941 engine plate on this engine . -- the bigger questions come in on the cam profile , how big has others ran in there engines . To me mine (in this rebuilt engine) is a .441 lift with longer open time between the intake and exhaust . When stock would be .217 lift and my original motor in my 41 buick has .228 lift along with the 5/8" sae washers under the inner spring . WHAT HAVE YOU RUN AS A AFTERMARKET CAM IN THE PAST AND HOW DID THE MOTOR ACT ? Thank you in advance . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buickkuhn Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I guess I'm shocked that there are no responses , because these cams used to be less than $40 back in the day . I can remember rebuilding engines and using different cams with other stuff too - how it acted afterwards . Maybe someone will chime in and have a memory to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Do you know about the Fireball Eight facebook page. Not sure how you can get to it, but I am reviewing that occasionally. Seems like those guys do a lot of modified stuff. If you PM me and have a facebook page, I can get you linked in. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buickkuhn Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 1 hour ago, jscheib said: Do you know about the Fireball Eight facebook page. Not sure how you can get to it, but I am reviewing that occasionally. Seems like those guys do a lot of modified stuff. If you PM me and have a facebook page, I can get you linked in. John Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Sent PM. Let me know if it works. Anyone else interested, it is Buick Fireball Eights. Hope they include any pre-Fireball Eights. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buickkuhn Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 That is a great Facebook group . On it regularly now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenz38 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 There something news about the experiences eith this old aftermarked cams ?... I drive a mild "as you will like it " -Cam , its a grinded oem one, runs great in the midrange and a good idle, but im also interested how other stuff will run. (Double lift ?!? ..man ..i wanna hear this engine?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buickkuhn Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 4 hours ago, jenz38 said: There something news about the experiences eith this old aftermarked cams ?... I drive a mild "as you will like it " -Cam , its a grinded oem one, runs great in the midrange and a good idle, but im also interested how other stuff will run. (Double lift ?!? ..man ..i wanna hear this engine?) Me too. I'll will post it once I have it running . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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