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Offline 75 C20

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Re: comp- thumper
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2007, 10:22:16 pm »
I had my sights set on one for a while...then I found out they are over $300.
"When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail"
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Re: comp- thumper
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2007, 11:05:38 am »
it also doesn't included the roller lifters...  And requires a larger stall and gears.

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Re: comp- thumper
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2007, 03:07:17 pm »
wellp- there goes that idea
1975 Custom Deluxe 20 350 SM465 2WD Longbed
1979 Custom Deluxe 20 400 SM465 2WD Longbed
1968 Custom Sport Truck 20 327 TH400 2WD Longbed
1985 Silverado 10 305 700R4 2WD Longbed
1969 Pontiac GTO 400 Turbo350
2008 GMC 2500HD 6.0 6spd 4X4 Longbed

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Re: comp- thumper
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2007, 06:09:03 pm »
I've read that they weren't "all that".  A guy had said that you'd be better off getting a real performance cam rather than this "marketing gimmick". I agree, my custom grind cam for my 6.0 cost the same as that thumper.  But isn't that thumper a retrofit cam - meaning you'd need $300 lifters and other required parts?

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Re: comp- thumper
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2007, 10:18:59 am »
the cam is for the older non-roller equipped blocks, but that isn't anything new.  It does required the roller lifters ($500) a full roller timing chain, cam button and a different ditributor gear.