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Originally Posted by Blownrunner
How much gear rattle results from this?
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With stock cams & 100 to 150 higher RPM and Redline High Shock gear oil in the trans, there is no appreciable gear rattle (@ least I don't hear any).
With Pete's cams & phasing in my wife's Z there is considerable gear rattle; a box of rocks comes to mind.
Is the rattle an issue? You'd have to be the judge. But, the only time you can hear the rattle is when in neutral idle w/ the clutch engaged.
Mitigating the gear rattle is the B&B exhaust noise. People notice the engine cam loping and the throaty rumble waaay before they notice gear rattle, we find. But, if the engine is idling with the hood up, then some ppl will ask about the gear rattle.
So...if you listen for it you can't miss it. Is it an issue? Not for either of us. And, the car doesn't sit idling much, to be honest.