Re: solid roller on the street?
[Re: polyspheric]
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11/13/19 06:59 PM
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I have a set up for a BB Mopar where the spring for the rev kit seats into a retainer made into the push rod.
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Re: solid roller on the street?
[Re: Jeff_383]
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11/13/19 07:48 PM
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I don't know yet. I'm waiting for him to tell me the specs. You mean when he shows you the specs.
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Re: solid roller on the street?
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11/14/19 03:52 PM
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I'm guessing that those are .050" durations? They're very far apart.
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Re: solid roller on the street?
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11/14/19 04:21 PM
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I don't know yet. I'm waiting for him to tell me the specs. You mean when he shows you the specs. And your communication with him is the reason for this comment above. You still know as much nothing now as you did before talking to him. If you want a good answer, you need the facts. Bust out the tools.
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Re: solid roller on the street?
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11/14/19 04:34 PM
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and that was the engine builder, not the owner of the engine. Would there be a cam # on the cam?
Last edited by Jeff_383; 11/14/19 04:42 PM.
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Re: solid roller on the street?
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11/14/19 05:12 PM
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and that was the engine builder, not the owner of the engine. Would there be a cam # on the cam? Are you saying neither the person who owns (owned?) the engine or the person who built the engine can tell you the specifics of the cam that's in it? Nobody's got a build sheet or a cam card for it? That's "questionable", at best.
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Re: solid roller on the street?
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I talked to the engine builder today............. Said it a solid set-up that would live on the street with proper maintenance. Said it was actually built to drive on street, with in reason. Sounds like you’re good to go. Let ‘er rip.
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Re: solid roller on the street?
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11/16/19 11:05 AM
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You need a good converter that is built to match your combo or it will be miserable to drive on the street. With too tight of a converter, you can have idle issues as in needing excessive idle speed to keep it from loading up and trying to die at a light without putting it in neutral all the time. A properly built converter will not have excessive "slip" in normal driving and will be perfectly streetable. When you jump in it, it will flash and get you into your powerband instantly. Lots of downsides to having too low of a stall, no advantages. Ask me how I know! Find out what you cam is and talk to a reputable converter builder about what you are trying to do and I doubt any of them would recommend a "tight" 10", that probably stalls around 2800. If that cam is a 280@50, I suspect a 3800 stall would be on the low side with a heavy car, but I am certainly no expert.
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Re: solid roller on the street?
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11/16/19 12:50 PM
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Ok, last question. If I buy this thing and put it in with a tight T/A converter in my heavy car (3.91's), and it is a 270 or 280@50 cam, is it gong to be soggy around town down low? I know there's a trade off to horsepower and puttzing around the street. I know the actual cam card would be an immense help, and I'm still trying to get it. Couple of things. 1) consider starting a new thread with all the info needed. A tight T/A converter doesn't mean much, and we don't know what your goals are for the car. 2) Regarding this thread, just put the right cam in it for your purpose. If we talk much longer about it you could have had it done already. Based on the limited discuss so far, this sounds like a candidate for something like a Comp -5 cam in the 250s on a 112 with Isky 9365 springs, if you keep it under 6500 and lugging around town is the main plan..
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