Other than some other similar remarks, this is the first that PAECO has come
up in a long time.
I have not (knowingly) bought anything from them, so I have nothing to say.
Does any one have anything specific to say about them?
Joe Alexander
A. R. E.
645 1st Street
Jesup, Iowa 50648
319.464.4711 (cell)
n197tr4@cs.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Tylerpthompson <Tylerpthompson@yahoo.com>
To: Rocky Entriken <rocky@spitfire4.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net> <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 5:14 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] Valve Lash While Engine is Hot
There web site is up. The cam was in the car (TR4) when I bought it so I
really don't know much else about it.
Thx
Ty
Sent from my iPad
(Please excuse any errors or typos)
On Apr 12, 2012, at 4:00 PM, "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@spitfire4.com> wrote:
> Migawd, is Paeco even still in business? First thing I'd do, if Paeco
ground
the cam, is check the cam to be sure it is the correct specs. (If they're
selling you someone else's cam, I'd not worry as much.)
>
> I could tell you multiple horror stories about dealing with Paeco, none of
them good. To the end I ceased doing business with them years ago.
>
> While you don't say what car your cam is in, the Rick Cline cam in my
Spitfire has clearances of .022/.024 hot.
>
> --Rocky Entriken
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tylerpthompson@yahoo.com>
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:04 PM
> Subject: [Fot] Valve Lash While Engine is Hot
>
>
>> My engine has a Paeco TR-6600 cam. The cam card calls for a .014
intake/.016
>> exhaust valve lash. A little looser than stock, but not by much. I know
>> folks running larger clearances on the hotter cams and wonder if these
>> clearances may be a bit too tight.
>>
>> That said, In talking with a fellow racer tonight who will remain nameless
(I
>> don't want to name him in case I get a lot of back "lash" from this
question)
>> he thought I should ask the FOT group if anyone has measured lash on a hot
>> motor after a race. We expect it to be tighter, and perhaps there is an
>> optimum clearance we should be shooting for. Just a thought in case my
valve
>> lash is too tight.
>>
>> Appreciate your input..
>>
>> Thx
>>
>> Ty
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