Alright...I've got a HughesEngines HE3844AL hydraulic flat tappet cam in my 360 motor right now. This is in my M-body coupe, about 3600 lbs. w/ driver (175 lbs).

This is a weekend driver, not a daily driver. Something to have fun with basically.

Engine is a 0.020" over 360, hyperutectic pistons (Sterling H116CP), 9.8:1 static CR, 170 psi cranking pressure. The cam specs are: .535/.540 lift, 237/243 dur. @ .050", 286/290 adv. dur., 108 LSA. This combination with 9.5" Dynamic 4K stall converter, 727 trans and 3.91 rear end makes for a fun ride.

OK...but that's never enough right? LOL

So the other day I was looking at eBay...all of a sudden I come across a speed-shop listing for a custom CompCams Hydraulic Roller cam, Grind # CRS 13084B/3039B HR 112+4. Specs are: .547/.544, 240/248 dur. @ 0.050", 290/300 adv. dur., 112 LSA with 4 deg advance ground in (see attachement for full details). OK, price was good, I ended up picking the cam for $155...mostly b/c I thought this would be an ideal cam to try in my current 360 setup. Nearly a match to my HE3844AL, a tad bigger I suppose, but a roller version, so I'm curious.

I called the CompCams tech-line today just to see what they thought about using this roller in my setup. The guy I spoke with thought the roller will be better mid-top range, but was worried it will be soft at the bottom end due to the 112 vs 108 LSA. As he put it, "..it won't have the hit, the pick up and go your 108 LSA cam has...". There is no denying the Hughes cam packs a good punch!

So...what do you guys think? I have the retro-fit roller lifters already, so this is really time & effort, maybe new set of pushrods, doesn't seem like a huge mountain to climb to try the roller stuff. But...is it worth it in the first place?

Give me some ideas...I'd hate to pull things apart only to get a combination that is worse as compared to what I have right now.

BTW: My current combo ran a best et of 13.10 @ 104mph...this was a first and one-time only track outting though...