<VV> Noisy OT Cams (was cam poll)

[Bryan Blackwell]

Yep, I recall having that conversation although I don't remember who it was with either.  Given that Clark's has owned Otto Parts for some time now, I'm starting to think their supplier had a bad run of cams.

--Bryan

On Mar 10, 2011, at 4:25 PM, Ray Rodriguez III wrote:

>     I'm not saying there is no such thing as a quiet Otto TB cam, just that 
> they have definitely been a problem for some folks.  The last gent I 
> remember clearly, I met him at the DACC homecoming last year (may have been 
> canadian).  He had a beautiful (yellow I think) turbo late model coupe with 
> stripes if I recall that he spared no expense on.  The car was not present 
> at the show but he said every time he pulled into a cruise night everyone 
> would comment on the valvetrain noise and cite it as confirmation that 
> "Corvairs are junk" (That's just how he said it to me), and that it really 
> upset him given the time and money he had invested.  I believe Bryan was 
> also involved in the conversation but I could be mistaken.  Can't recall 
> which grind but I'm near 100% certain it was an Otto TB series.