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Roller cams, again. #2452187 02/15/18 04:18 PM 02/15/18 04:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,685 North Dakota 6PakBee OP I Live Here
6PakBee OP I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,685 North Dakota	Continuing with my pursuit of retrofit hydraulic roller B/RB camshafts, this board was immensely helpful with the oil pump drive gear. So.. the next concern...fuel pump pushrod. What should I use for an aftermarket hydraulic roller? "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

Re: Roller cams, again. [Re: 6PakBee] #2452287 02/15/18 08:54 PM 02/15/18 08:54 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,445 Morristown Tn. 7 71birdJ68 master
71birdJ68 master 7 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,445 Morristown Tn.	What's the cam made of? Call the cam maker and ask them.

Re: Roller cams, again. [Re: 6PakBee] #2452462 02/16/18 11:13 AM 02/16/18 11:13 AM
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scratchnfotraction I Live Here S Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida	IIRC they have a bronze tip rod to use on billet roller cams. I agree on ask the maker. I have had roller cams with a iron gear pressed on (cam cast core?) to use the stock iron intermediate shaft. and billet that had to have bronze gear.

Re: Roller cams, again. [Re: 71birdJ68] #2452481 02/16/18 12:10 PM 02/16/18 12:10 PM
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6PakBee OP I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,685 North Dakota	Originally Posted By 71birdJ68 What's the cam made of? Call the cam maker and ask them. Billet cam. "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

Re: Roller cams, again. [Re: 6PakBee] #2452491 02/16/18 12:28 PM 02/16/18 12:28 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,445 Morristown Tn. 7 71birdJ68 master
71birdJ68 master 7 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,445 Morristown Tn.	If the cam is kind of copper color then use a bronze or coated gear, and bronze tip fuel pump push rod. Last edited by 71birdJ68; 02/16/18 12:53 PM.

Re: Roller cams, again. [Re: 6PakBee] #2452641 02/16/18 05:07 PM 02/16/18 05:07 PM
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451Mopar master Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,399 Aurora, Colorado	I used the Comp Cams Bronze tiped fuel pump push rod. Seemed to be fine, but only had about 500 miles on it when I changed to EFI. Sold the pushrod to a friend, and it still looked brand new.

Re: Roller cams, again. [Re: 451Mopar] #2452811 02/16/18 10:07 PM 02/16/18 10:07 PM
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6PakBee OP I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,685 North Dakota	Thanks everybody, the brass tipped pushrod it is!! "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

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