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Re: Anyone using a hydraulic roller camshaft?
[Re: 4boxers4]
#1080909
09/23/11 04:05 PM
09/23/11 04:05 PM
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Florida
scratchnfotraction
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I Live Here
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Florida
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SB is cheaper and ez-er as they have stock roller blocks and valve gear VS the BB retro fit is the first thing I learned. pro for roller is no worry on the oil/zink,break-in for the cam,you can move the lifters around on the cam unlike a flat tappet. I just pulled the SB roller cam from one engine and stuffed it right in another with defferent lifters this time with no break in worrys  cons for BB are bronze cam gear/high rate of wear,machine work to clearance roller lifters,adjustable rockers/PRs,higher spring pressures and maybe more machine work,more $ to reto fit,and lot of measureing and math  pro for BB is high performance,no break in worrys with oil, and mild to wild on cam selection  I am working that way for my BB,been roller cam in the SB since 07, never going back to flat myself  and member Brian/IMM has made some lifters to adress some of the opil problems with high lifts,stronger lifter bodys,oiling to the rollers..ect lots of home work to do yet for a BB 
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Re: Anyone using a hydraulic roller camshaft?
[Re: 4boxers4]
#1080914
09/24/11 10:32 AM
09/24/11 10:32 AM
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Candler,NC / Myrtle Beach, SC
JDMopar
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master
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Candler,NC / Myrtle Beach, SC
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Do some research on the amount of spring pressure you can run with the hyd roller lifters, and how high you can turn the motor with the combo. A good friend of mine put hyd roller lifters in his low deck 500" Procharger motor,and it dropped 2 valves on the first pass. He got conflicting info from the Comp cams guy and the Procharger guy when he was planning the motor, and almost junked a set of B1 heads because of it. I wish I remembered the exact details so it would be more help, but it's been several months since it happened. Find out as much as you can before you plunk your money down. Good luck.
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Re: Anyone using a hydraulic roller camshaft?
[Re: JDMopar]
#1080915
09/24/11 01:48 PM
09/24/11 01:48 PM
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Posts: 265
Garland, Texas
1badmopar
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enthusiast
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Posts: 265
Garland, Texas
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Running one in my Belvedere and love it. I cannot see myself ever going back to a solid for the street.
Low maintenance, reliable, and plenty of power.
1966 Plymouth Belvedere 520" RB w/ Indy 440-1 Heads FiTech Fuel Injection TKO 600 conversion [img] https://flic.kr/p/2j1ejsK[/img]
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Re: Anyone using a hydraulic roller camshaft?
[Re: 1badmopar]
#1080916
09/24/11 05:27 PM
09/24/11 05:27 PM
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Posts: 16,123
Grand Haven, MI
patrick
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I Live Here
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Posts: 16,123
Grand Haven, MI
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running a Bullet Cams reground small block roller in my 318...love it
1976 Spinnaker White Plymouth Duster, /6 A833OD
1986 Silver/Twilight Blue Chrysler 5th Ave HotRod **SOLD!***
2011 Toxic Orange Dodge Charger R/T
2017 Grand Cherokee Overland
2014 Jeep Cherokee Latitude (holy crap, my daughter is driving)
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Re: Anyone using a hydraulic roller camshaft?
[Re: patrick]
#1080917
09/24/11 08:34 PM
09/24/11 08:34 PM
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Posts: 1,822
Colorado
denfireguy
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top fuel
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Colorado
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Running a 97 rollercam 5.2 in my 'Cuda. Using Engine Quest heads with LA drill angle, it looked totally stock until I replaced the Carter BBD with a 1406.
Eventually, I will have the cam reground to the same specs Patrick did but I have temporarily run out of money. It runs very nicely and I do not have to worry about zinc or the lack of it in oil.
Craig
2014 Ram 1500 Laramie, 73 Cuda
Previous mopars: 62 Valiant, 65 Fury III, 68 Fury III, 72 Satellite, 74 Satellite, 89 Acclaim, 98 Caravan, 2003 Durango
Only previous Non-Mopar: Schwinn Tornado
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Re: Anyone using a hydraulic roller camshaft?
[Re: 4boxers4]
#1080923
09/27/11 02:46 AM
09/27/11 02:46 AM
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Posts: 16,479
Canada
CrAzYMoPaRGuY
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I Live Here
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Canada
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I run a .485" Comp Cams hydraulic roller in my motorhome. Runs awesome, lots of torque, good power from idle on up, but it won't pull 7000 rpms for sure! It's a 9.5 to 1 compression 360, 2.02 ported heads, M1 intake, 600 Edelbrock on a M1 intake, 1 3/4" headers and 3" exhaust. 4.10 gears. I run 3500+ rpm for hours at a time. I love the cam, my motorhome moves pretty danged good IMO. 
CrAzYMoPaRGuY
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Re: Anyone using a hydraulic roller camshaft?
[Re: 4boxers4]
#1080924
09/27/11 07:13 AM
09/27/11 07:13 AM
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Posts: 1,795
Greer, SC
TooMany62s
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top fuel
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Posts: 1,795
Greer, SC
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I'm using a Comp hydraulic roller(XR280HR-10), 440 source lifters, 440 source roller valve train and 440 source heads. No block machining necessary. So far, no problems.
I have 440 source heads as well. are you using all stock Stealth components with your combo, please? What type of Rockers are you using with that combo please?
Thanks for all the good input guys! 
I am using 440 Source hydraulic roller lifters and 440 source roller rockers and shafts.
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Re: Anyone using a hydraulic roller camshaft?
[Re: 451Mopar]
#1080927
09/29/11 05:53 PM
09/29/11 05:53 PM
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Posts: 1,074
detroit, mi
POS Dakota
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super stock
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,074
detroit, mi
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The only downside to running a roller cam is cost.
Part of the additional cost besides the cam and lifters are valve springs, pushrods, cam button, and bronze distrubitor/oil pump gear.
Yeah, but flatten one solid flat and the roller cam is paid for...sort of.
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