Quote: Pete, going to a roller is going to cost you $1,000. Even going to a solid flat tappet will be an extra $80 for pushrods... If you plan to keep the power brakes, I wouldnt recommend anything bigger than say 240 @ .050 with a hydraulic and 245ish with a solid. Thats the ragid edge. And nothing tighter than 108 or so on the LSA either.
IMO, with a street type application (6000 rpm or so), a good newer design hydraulic cam is going to make within 10-15 horsepower of a solid cam of similar rpm range. An apples to apples comparison years ago with my car showed a 12.19 @ 114 with the 3844 Hughes hydro and a 12.08 with the 4550 solid..
Ok, the $1k is close to what I remembered when I decided to buy the Ebrocks. It was either the Ebrocks or the roller cam, and I opted for the heads with more potential. It was the right choice for my purposes.
I don't have power brakes, so that's not an issue. Front disc/rear drum. Does that influence a reccomendation at all?
