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Re: to buy or not to buy??????

To: Scott Cowle <scowle@mentorcollege.edu>
Subject: Re: to buy or not to buy??????
From: Joe Timney <joetimney@dol.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 14:25:02 -0400
Scott,

Mag the parts and run what passes!!! I'd buy an aftermarket dampner NEW!!!

joe

Scott Cowle wrote:

>    My 440 has lost oil pressure after breaking in my new camshaft, I'm not
> sure why yet but I'll know by tonight but this whole episode has got me
> thinking. I'm approaching 180mph at maxton(179 last year) and my main
> concern is safety and I'm not sure I should be pushing a 31 year old engine
> with a 31 year old crank and 31 year old harmonic balancer as hard as I do.
> I don't want to blow the engine up but hey that is part of racing, but I'm
> more concerned with breaking a crank etc and having a horrendous crash or at
> least oiling down the track-wouldn't that make me a hit with everyone. So
> the question is - do most of you who are running at or above 180mph use
> strictly new parts or am I being too paranoid ( Canadian genetic default)
> ????                   Scott

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