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TF270 low deck stroker camshaft suggestion? #3099701
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I'm currently in the planning stage of building a 400 stroker (4.250 stroke) for my 69 Roadrunner 5 speed (TKX) .
I would like to hear opinions and suggestions when it comes to selecting a camshaft and lifters for this build. The goal is to build a radical NA street engine that takes full advantage of the TF270 heads with 10.8:1 compression and a hydraulic roller (HR) camshaft.
I'm looking for some advice when it comes to how much camshaft / spring that I would need to take full advantage of theTF270's at the same time as it needs to survive on the street for at least a couple of summers:-)) The engine will be built around the following components: 230 casting 400 block (thick web), 4.25" stroker kit, TF270 heads, Indy 400-3 intake that will be ported and matched to the TF270's by Wilson Manifolds, Holley 1050cfm carburetor, Harland sharp 1:6 rocker arms, TTI 2 1/8" step headers. I'm currently looking at a HR camshaft with the following spec: 266/270 @ .050", .629/.635" lift with 1:6 rockers, 108LSA, spring pressure closed 155#@1.880" open 415#@.650" My question is really if this cam / spring combo will survive on the street? Will a HR lifter with its weight support the powerband of a camshaft and head combo like this? If I go HR what would be the best HR lifter to use in this combo? Is a solid roller an alternative? Would a solid roller survive on the street idling around 1000-1500RPM?


1970 Plymouth Cuda, 512cid on 230 400 block, 5 speed manual.(TKO 600)
1970 Dodge Charger 500, 446cid, 5speed manual.(TKO 600)
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My $.02... forget using a hydraulic roller; buy good solid roller lifters with force-fed pin oiling

The "if it was mine" answer is... you haven't outlined enough of your performance goals / objectives to talk cam specs, yet


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weight reduction, wheels, tires, Hellcat air box: 1.661, 11.686 at 115.97 (DA 710 ft)

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pump gas, DOT radials: 1.454, 10.523 at 126.44 (DA 514 ft)
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When I describe that I would like to take full potential out of the TF270's together with the specs on the cam that I'm currently looking at says quite a bit about my performance goal with this build.
Originally Posted by Brad_Haak
My $.02... forget using a hydraulic roller; buy good solid roller lifters with force-fed pin oiling

The "if it was mine" answer is... you haven't outlined enough of your performance goals / objectives to talk cam specs, yet


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1970 Dodge Charger 500, 446cid, 5speed manual.(TKO 600)
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When I describe the performance goals for my '73 Challenger, it's to run as close to 10.0 in the 1/4 as possible just as driven to the track, since that's as fast as the chassis and driver are legal.

When I describe the performance goals for my Challenger 1320, it's to be able to run in the 11s even in the summer heat, not just on great spring & fall days.

What you said is vague and not verifiable... it's a non-goal.


2021 Challenger 6.4L Scat Pack 1320
100% stock: 1.680, 11.894 at 113.75 (DA 175 ft)
weight reduction, wheels, tires, Hellcat air box: 1.661, 11.686 at 115.97 (DA 710 ft)

1973 Challenger 452 ci street/strip [2008]
pump gas, DOT radials: 1.454, 10.523 at 126.44 (DA 514 ft)
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I would not rely on a stock mopar BB block with anything hyd. for performance unless you bush the lifter bores for proper oil control, hyd.rollers can be noisy/they are heavy/high rpm can be a problem unless you run them down almost as a solid and I don't think the spring pressures they give are adequate for proper operation. Or just put s/rollers on it. What you are building is a bracket engine so go with parts that make it so, go solid roller. Hyd. rollers work fine in chebbies because the blocks were designed for them with taller lifter bores, mopars were not.


A friend has a '69 RR, 50/50 street/strip car, drives to the the track and to shows, 4.500 stroke BB wedge, runs a mild .625" 260/270@.050 s/roller, springs are 195/600lbs open, been like this for 2yrs, no issues, has spray bar oiling, as said don't idle it too low or for too long. Forgot to mention its a race built 727 with 4200stall verter.

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Here is a short video of a 700 hp 505 that I helped put together. This engine has TF270 heads and is 11:1 compression so very close to what you describe. It was too radical for a manual transmission so the owner had to swap in a 727 with a high stall converter. I think you'll have the same problem if you use that large of a camshaft. You won't be able to drive the car on the street since you won't have enough torque right off idle to leave a stop light.

https://youtu.be/fGiFuOuBnvQ

Running a hyd roller isn't a problem, I use them all the time in BB Mopar engines. But if you are going to street drive it with a 5 speed overdrive transmission then you'll need to keep the cam size down into the 240 or maybe 250 range. I use a 239/245 hyd roller in my '65 Coronet and it is a tad too big for really comfortable street driving with a 5 speed manual transmission. My car would be more comfortable with lobes that were one size smaller. My engine has TF240 heads and makes a little over 600 hp.

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I know a very gifted racer, engine builder, machinist and fabricator that has used solid roller lifters on hydraulic roller camshaft with .001 to .003 valve lash when hot on a lot of sports cars and Roundy rounder racer where the rules say that have to have a hydraulic lifter camshaft, it doesn't say you have to have hydraulic lifters devil up
The one thing you need to know is to set the lash at room temps with very little or no lash due to the aluminum heads will get taller as they warm up opening up the valve lash shruggy
BTW, I used a very similar grind Com Cams solid roller cam in my old pump gas 400 block stroker 505 C.I. pump gas motor and that motor way exceeded my wildest expectations boogie
Try installing it from 106 to 104 ATDC on the intake lobes twocents
I had mine at 107 ILC (intake lobe centers) and never change the LSA on the intakes due to it making way more power that I had hope for, the car was traction limited also so the old adage don't mess with success made me leave it alone up

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Originally Posted by cudaerik
I'm currently in the planning stage of building a 400 stroker (4.250 stroke) for my 69 Roadrunner 5 speed (TKX) .
I would like to hear opinions and suggestions when it comes to selecting a camshaft and lifters for this build. The goal is to build a radical NA street engine that takes full advantage of the TF270 heads with 10.8:1 compression and a hydraulic roller (HR) camshaft.
I'm looking for some advice when it comes to how much camshaft / spring that I would need to take full advantage of theTF270's at the same time as it needs to survive on the street for at least a couple of summers:-)) The engine will be built around the following components: 230 casting 400 block (thick web), 4.25" stroker kit, TF270 heads, Indy 400-3 intake that will be ported and matched to the TF270's by Wilson Manifolds, Holley 1050cfm carburetor, Harland sharp 1:6 rocker arms, TTI 2 1/8" step headers. I'm currently looking at a HR camshaft with the following spec: 266/270 @ .050", .629/.635" lift with 1:6 rockers, 108LSA, spring pressure closed 155#@1.880" open 415#@.650" My question is really if this cam / spring combo will survive on the street? Will a HR lifter with its weight support the powerband of a camshaft and head combo like this? If I go HR what would be the best HR lifter to use in this combo? Is a solid roller an alternative? Would a solid roller survive on the street idling around 1000-1500RPM?


I don't think it is possible to take full advantage of the TF270 heads with a Dominator carb in a street car that has a 5 speed OD transmission. I just don't think any engine builder can do that. A Dominator carb and a big cam will not work in a heavy B body car with a 5 speed manual transmission. You'll be dumping raw fuel out the tail pipes if you drive that combination on the freeway in overdrive. Any camshaft big enough to take full advantage of a TF270 heads and a Dominator carb will have too much overlap to play well with an OD transmission on the freeway.

You need to rethink your combination and/or your goals.

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Originally Posted by AndyF
Originally Posted by cudaerik
I'm currently in the planning stage of building a 400 stroker (4.250 stroke) for my 69 Roadrunner 5 speed (TKX) .
I would like to hear opinions and suggestions when it comes to selecting a camshaft and lifters for this build. The goal is to build a radical NA street engine that takes full advantage of the TF270 heads with 10.8:1 compression and a hydraulic roller (HR) camshaft.
I'm looking for some advice when it comes to how much camshaft / spring that I would need to take full advantage of theTF270's at the same time as it needs to survive on the street for at least a couple of summers:-)) The engine will be built around the following components: 230 casting 400 block (thick web), 4.25" stroker kit, TF270 heads, Indy 400-3 intake that will be ported and matched to the TF270's by Wilson Manifolds, Holley 1050cfm carburetor, Harland sharp 1:6 rocker arms, TTI 2 1/8" step headers. I'm currently looking at a HR camshaft with the following spec: 266/270 @ .050", .629/.635" lift with 1:6 rockers, 108LSA, spring pressure closed 155#@1.880" open 415#@.650" My question is really if this cam / spring combo will survive on the street? Will a HR lifter with its weight support the powerband of a camshaft and head combo like this? If I go HR what would be the best HR lifter to use in this combo? Is a solid roller an alternative? Would a solid roller survive on the street idling around 1000-1500RPM?


I don't think it is possible to take full advantage of the TF270 heads with a Dominator carb in a street car that has a 5 speed OD transmission. I just don't think any engine builder can do that. A Dominator carb and a big cam will not work in a heavy B body car with a 5 speed manual transmission. You'll be dumping raw fuel out the tail pipes if you drive that combination on the freeway in overdrive. Any camshaft big enough to take full advantage of a TF270 heads and a Dominator carb will have too much overlap to play well with an OD transmission on the freeway.

You need to rethink your combination and/or your goals.


Thanks for getting back to me and sharing your knowledge. What started this new engine project is the engine that i currently got in my 70 Cuda 5 speed which is also a 400 low deck stroker with 4.15" stroke, this engine is just shy of 600hp with a cnc ported eddy heads, 4150 victor jr intake, Holley ultra XP 850 cfm carb, HR camshaft with 252//258@.050 ground on 110 degree LSA and .576" lift with 1:6 rocker arms. This engine is really street friendly and it idles fine at 900 RPM and leaving from 0 in a stop light is no problem with plenty of torque. With this engine in mind I really want and feel that I can trade off some of the street friendly manners in the search for 750hp with the new TF270 based build. What I get out from your comment is really that it's not worth messing around with the TF270's if I'm only going to put a cam in the 240-250 range in it, explain and let me know if I'm wrong. I already have an engine with a cam in the high 250 range and It has manners so I can use it as a daily driver to work if I want . What makes the TF270 engine combo that I previously described so useless? I totally see your point when it comes to the 1050 cfm dominator on the freeway but would a Holley efi system help it? Is it the combination of duration, lift and 108LSA that makes this combo so useless? How can my current engine feel so mild and two "sizes" up on the cam be totally useless? Obviously I'm missing out on something here and I would really appreciate it if you or someone else with greater experience than myself would let me know.


1970 Plymouth Cuda, 512cid on 230 400 block, 5 speed manual.(TKO 600)
1970 Dodge Charger 500, 446cid, 5speed manual.(TKO 600)
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Originally Posted by AndyF
Originally Posted by cudaerik
I'm currently in the planning stage of building a 400 stroker (4.250 stroke) for my 69 Roadrunner 5 speed (TKX) .
I would like to hear opinions and suggestions when it comes to selecting a camshaft and lifters for this build. The goal is to build a radical NA street engine that takes full advantage of the TF270 heads with 10.8:1 compression and a hydraulic roller (HR) camshaft.
I'm looking for some advice when it comes to how much camshaft / spring that I would need to take full advantage of theTF270's at the same time as it needs to survive on the street for at least a couple of summers:-)) The engine will be built around the following components: 230 casting 400 block (thick web), 4.25" stroker kit, TF270 heads, Indy 400-3 intake that will be ported and matched to the TF270's by Wilson Manifolds, Holley 1050cfm carburetor, Harland sharp 1:6 rocker arms, TTI 2 1/8" step headers. I'm currently looking at a HR camshaft with the following spec: 266/270 @ .050", .629/.635" lift with 1:6 rockers, 108LSA, spring pressure closed 155#@1.880" open 415#@.650" My question is really if this cam / spring combo will survive on the street? Will a HR lifter with its weight support the powerband of a camshaft and head combo like this? If I go HR what would be the best HR lifter to use in this combo? Is a solid roller an alternative? Would a solid roller survive on the street idling around 1000-1500RPM?


I don't think it is possible to take full advantage of the TF270 heads with a Dominator carb in a street car that has a 5 speed OD transmission. I just don't think any engine builder can do that. A Dominator carb and a big cam will not work in a heavy B body car with a 5 speed manual transmission. You'll be dumping raw fuel out the tail pipes if you drive that combination on the freeway in overdrive. Any camshaft big enough to take full advantage of a TF270 heads and a Dominator carb will have too much overlap to play well with an OD transmission on the freeway.

You need to rethink your combination and/or your goals.



I'm totally with you on the Dominator carb criusing down the freeway in 65mph on fifth gear not gonna work. If going the carb. route would Indy 4150 flange 400-2 max wedge intake with a good Wilson port job and a Quick Fuel 880cfm vacuum secondary carb. be a restriction that will hurt the air flow so 700-750HP is no longer in reach?


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1970 Dodge Charger 500, 446cid, 5speed manual.(TKO 600)
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Sounds like you want to build what i built. A 511with 11.25:1 compression street deal, but i used a 270@50/.625 on 110 solid flat tappet. My heads have 330cc ports and flow in the 350's@.700 lift. I went a best of 10.06@134 in a 3300# A body street/strip car(full interior). I use a 727 with a 5400 10" stall vert. I wouldnt want to drive it across the country, but you could drive it most anywhere. i kept it within 50 miles of my home. It did have a 1100 Dominator that was so reliable and the best street manners you could ask for. It did cruise down the freeway without issue other than getting hot because of a cooling issue i have at speed . i could let the car set 4hrs and just hit the start button without pumping it and it would fire up and idle. Dominators can live on the street, but you have to get them from a good source. Dom@Thumpercarbs can give you a Dominator that can do both street and track very well. Dom builds the best hands down IMO.
I now have a solid roller in this combo with similar specs, but on a 108. I use the oil thru lifters from BAM, but best tells me not to make a full pass because it will empty the pan. I did not bush the lifter bores in this block and i guess that is an issue with using stock blocks without bushed lifter bores using oil thru lifters. Did not know that at the time. I figure i can still run it thru the 1/8 just to get a time on it. I have also traded the Dominator for a T ram and 2 more of Doms carbs these being 750's. It still have the same great street manners. Dominators and T rams can live on the street just fine, dont let anyone kid you about that as i have videos to prove it. Oh, one more thing, i now have 12.5:1 compression and it still drives on the street just fine. I just run better fuel and it smells better.

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Originally Posted by cudaerik
I'm totally with you on the Dominator carb criusing down the freeway in 65mph on fifth gear not gonna work. If going the carb. route would Indy 4150 flange 400-2 max wedge intake with a good Wilson port job and a Quick Fuel 880cfm vacuum secondary carb. be a restriction that will hurt the air flow so 700-750HP is no longer in reach?


I don't think you'll get anywhere close to 750 hp with an 880 cfm vacuum secondary carb. You need ~1100 cfm for a 512 at 7000 rpm, and you're going to need that kind of rpm to make your power goal.


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I think that cam you picked looks good. The 264/268 cam always seemed to be a good grid as well for similar combos.

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The engine you have now is about the limit of what you can do in terms of street power with a production block, hyd roller cam and production style heads. The issue is that you need to have the engine "on the cam" at 1800 rpm if you want to cruise down the freeway in overdrive. So if you're going to be "on the cam" at 1800 rpm then you can't have a camshaft with a powerband of 4000 to 7500 rpm.

The new engine that your are talking about won't work with a 5 speed OD transmission. The bigger ports, bigger intake, Dominator carb and bigger carb will not work at 1800 rpm in OD on the freeway. The air velocity will be low, torque will be low, and gas mileage will be horrible. That engine will work great starting at 4000 rpm and will make 700 hp at 7000 rpm, but it won't work pull a heavy B body down the freeway in overdrive at 1800 rpm.

If you want a 700 hp race engine then put a built 727 behind it with a high stall converter. If you pick the right converter you can drive it on the street and it will be a very fun ride. It won't be great for cruising on the freeway but that is just the way it is.

If you want 700 hp peak power and OD transmission then buy a Hellcat. That is what those engines are designed to do.

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To big of cam for a stick car??????

Ran plenty of large cams with a standard transmission with no issues. By large cam i mean 800 lift plus, duration @50 was 300 on exhaust and made 986 on pump gas. Drove it on some drag and smaller drive deals 100-200 miles without an issue and was pleasantly surprised how nice it drove on highway at 55mph.

I would for sure ditch the hydraulic and put in a solid roller. With the spintron technology, and the knowledge it brought years in the industry, i think you would be surprised how nice it would drive and how little you have to set the lash. .02

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Yes, I cruise down the road at 3000rpm and it does eat lots of fuel. I would say about 10mpg. I dont think that combo would be kind to you with overdrive. The trick to the street Dominator is the 2 circuit air bleed setup. I drove a 3 circuit on the street for a bit but it was a tuning nightmare. It was too lean and too rich in certain areas. Ran a 90 inter bleed to drive it, but was not ideal. A 2 circuit is what you want. It is a very fun car to drive to say the least.

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Originally Posted by AndyF
The engine you have now is about the limit of what you can do in terms of street power with a production block, hyd roller cam and production style heads. The issue is that you need to have the engine "on the cam" at 1800 rpm if you want to cruise down the freeway in overdrive. So if you're going to be "on the cam" at 1800 rpm then you can't have a camshaft with a powerband of 4000 to 7500 rpm.

The new engine that your are talking about won't work with a 5 speed OD transmission. The bigger ports, bigger intake, Dominator carb and bigger carb will not work at 1800 rpm in OD on the freeway. The air velocity will be low, torque will be low, and gas mileage will be horrible. That engine will work great starting at 4000 rpm and will make 700 hp at 7000 rpm, but it won't work pull a heavy B body down the freeway in overdrive at 1800 rpm.

If you want a 700 hp race engine then put a built 727 behind it with a high stall converter. If you pick the right converter you can drive it on the street and it will be a very fun ride. It won't be great for cruising on the freeway but that is just the way it is.

If you want 700 hp peak power and OD transmission then buy a Hellcat. That is what those engines are designed to do.


Thanks again for explaining this in detail. I now understand what you're taking about when it comes to driving down the freeway not being "on the cam" to use your words. With my current engine with a 252 // 258 cam the engine is not happy if i drop it below 2000RPM driving in 5th gear, I also got an Chevy El Camino (I know) with a 454 and a TKO 600 5speed with 262 // 272 solid fat tapped cam and that engine is defiantly not happy under 2500RPM in 5th gear at the freeway. At the same time I feel that both of these engines are fine (and fun) to drive around my small hometown with no problems leaving from 0 at a stop light.(only got one stoplight) I think what people put in the term street car // daily driver and expect in terms of manners differs a lot and how tiring it is to drive a radical cammed engine on the street al comes down to how much traffic it is where you live and drive.

After reading what you say regarding cam size and not going larger than maximum the 250 range I really wonder mow much more power a TF270 with a 250 range cam would make over the same set up but with the TF240 heads?


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Originally Posted by mopar dave
Sounds like you want to build what i built. A 511with 11.25:1 compression street deal, but i used a 270@50/.625 on 110 solid flat tappet. My heads have 330cc ports and flow in the 350's@.700 lift. I went a best of 10.06@134 in a 3300# A body street/strip car(full interior). I use a 727 with a 5400 10" stall vert. I wouldnt want to drive it across the country, but you could drive it most anywhere. i kept it within 50 miles of my home. It did have a 1100 Dominator that was so reliable and the best street manners you could ask for. It did cruise down the freeway without issue other than getting hot because of a cooling issue i have at speed . i could let the car set 4hrs and just hit the start button without pumping it and it would fire up and idle. Dominators can live on the street, but you have to get them from a good source. Dom@Thumpercarbs can give you a Dominator that can do both street and track very well. Dom builds the best hands down IMO.
I now have a solid roller in this combo with similar specs, but on a 108. I use the oil thru lifters from BAM, but best tells me not to make a full pass because it will empty the pan. I did not bush the lifter bores in this block and i guess that is an issue with using stock blocks without bushed lifter bores using oil thru lifters. Did not know that at the time. I figure i can still run it thru the 1/8 just to get a time on it. I have also traded the Dominator for a T ram and 2 more of Doms carbs these being 750's. It still have the same great street manners. Dominators and T rams can live on the street just fine, dont let anyone kid you about that as i have videos to prove it. Oh, one more thing, i now have 12.5:1 compression and it still drives on the street just fine. I just run better fuel and it smells better.


Thanks a lot for sharing you knowledge. Sounds like i need to look at a modified Dominator to make it work for the street, do Thumpercabs have a up and running web page with contact information?


1970 Plymouth Cuda, 512cid on 230 400 block, 5 speed manual.(TKO 600)
1970 Dodge Charger 500, 446cid, 5speed manual.(TKO 600)
1969 Plymouth Roadrunner, 383cid, 5speed manual (Tremec TKX)



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2021 Challenger 6.4L Scat Pack 1320
100% stock: 1.680, 11.894 at 113.75 (DA 175 ft)
weight reduction, wheels, tires, Hellcat air box: 1.661, 11.686 at 115.97 (DA 710 ft)

1973 Challenger 452 ci street/strip [2008]
pump gas, DOT radials: 1.454, 10.523 at 126.44 (DA 514 ft)
Re: TF270 low deck stroker camshaft suggestion? [Re: rb446] #3100358
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Agree about the solid roller and I've been running an Isky .680-.660 with 276-281 @ .050 solid roller on the street in my 470 Stroker mostly for 20+ years with zero issues except tons of torque. Check the lash periodically and you should be good IF it has fairly gentle lobes like mine.....


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