http://www.oldsconnection.com/forum/vie ... php?t=2279
The parts that are on topic, apply here as well.
88delta88 wrote:
........ This guy sounds a bit vague ........
Like the TO in the 350 Olds link, he might not know any more than he posted. The seller should have more.
WKS*Benzilla wrote:
........ Talk about a sweet setup ........
The poster doesn't. Hopefully, the seller does.
WKS*Benzilla wrote:
........ I would like to see 1000 out of the setup ........
If the seller wrote the ad, maybe he doesn't know any more.
88delta88 wrote:
........ the price is just too damn cheap ........
$1K + shipping = Cheap? Maybe, if the workmanship and parts are shown to be of high quality.
Keep in mind, he just bought a "rebuilt" with only 1400 miles.
88delta88 wrote:
........ the motor was rebuilt with an "RV Cam" .30 over ........
"RV" = Recreational vehicle = Motorhome.
Those grinds were designed for that application, in the early '70s, to get maximum power and fuel mileage from the low compression engines of that era.
.03 = standard overbore. Says nothing about the quality of the machine work, or the replacement parts.
88delta88 wrote:
........ Only communication with the owner would tell...
If, they know what they have, I agree.
88delta88 wrote:
........ Might be worth an email? ........
It cannot be anything less than educational.
GraveReaper0: It might be a good deal in disguise. See what you can find out, and report back. Just keep in mind, it's a stock rebuild, at best.
WKS*Benzilla wrote:
........ Originally in a 1972 Vista Cruiser ........
'72 Olds = low compression from the factory. IIRC, the Vista is an A body. If so, the 400 would have the short tailshaft and would fit in the "G" body.
WKS*Benzilla wrote:
........ 30K miles since a rebuild in 1989 ........
At 30K, a quality rebuild will still be in better condition than when it left the factory, in '72.
Not so, with a cheap remanufacture.
WKS*Benzilla wrote:
........ Edelbrock Alum. Intake manifold ........
Other than, it's lighter than cast iron, it doesn't tell us anything.
WKS*Benzilla wrote:
........ Compression is 10.5 to 1........
Not a chance. Cast replacement pistons can be less than 8 to 1. Last ones I checked were 7.8 with factory deck and stock "C" combustion chambers.
The good news is, The cam matches the CR, and it will run on 87 unleaded.
WKS*Benzilla wrote:
........ Turbo 400 only 10 miles on it after a rebuild ........
?
WKS*Benzilla wrote:
........ but am very flexible shoot me a reasonable offer ........
As in the 350 Olds link, the combo may be worth more than the vague discription implies. We'll never know unless we get more information.
WKS*Benzilla wrote:
........ Please send questions to
golsen@EDS.com ........
First question is: where is he, and what's the shipping cost to my zip code?
Second: Why was a good running combo pulled?
Norm
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