ROLLER or FLAT CAM?
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ROLLER or FLAT CAM?
capncruncher1965 May 11th 2014, 8:52 am
GUYS iam building a 472 truck rods with dish trw pistons. MOTOR is balanced with dove heads 2.19 and 1.76 valves I think the 1.76 is right I know the 2.19 are. heads have been ported with a victor intake. will be getting scotty to custom grind my cam just wondering is it worth it to go roller or will flat be ok . car IS 66 fairlane with 430 gears and a c-6 and 3500 stall.
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Re: ROLLER or FLAT CAM?
rmcomprandy May 11th 2014, 9:18 am
capncruncher1965 wrote:GUYS i am building a 472 truck rods with dish trw pistons. MOTOR is balanced with dove heads 2.19 and 1.76 valves I think the 1.76 is right I know the 2.19 are. heads have been ported with a victor intake. will be getting scotty to custom grind my cam just wondering is it worth it to go roller or will flat be ok . car IS 66 Fairlane with 430 gears and a c-6 and 3500 stall.
It would greatly depend upon the vehicle usage.
Is this a 10 times a year street driven strip car, a race car, a couple times a week street/strip cruiser or almost everyday street car...?
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Re: ROLLER or FLAT CAM?
rmcomprandy May 11th 2014, 9:32 am
capncruncher1965 wrote:STRIP car for now just building it
A roller would be OK however, with this combination it would not be a whole lot more powerful than a good solid lifter, flat tappet grind ... which would certainly require a lot less maintenance.
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THATS what i was hoping to hear
capncruncher1965 May 11th 2014, 9:42 am
THANKS FOR THE reply I sure did not want to have to buy a roller
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Re: ROLLER or FLAT CAM?
DanH May 11th 2014, 2:14 pm
capncruncher1965 wrote:GUYS iam building a 472 truck rods with dish trw pistons. MOTOR is balanced with dove heads 2.19 and 1.76 valves I think the 1.76 is right I know the 2.19 are. heads have been ported with a victor intake. will be getting scotty to custom grind my cam just wondering is it worth it to go roller or will flat be ok . car IS 66 fairlane with 430 gears and a c-6 and 3500 stall.
flat tappet cam, money saved -put it in the suspension
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mudtrucker May 11th 2014, 9:07 pm
Give "Blake the snake" a shout he will hook you up with a "barbed wire special" flat tappet!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: ROLLER or FLAT CAM?
nuclearcobra May 12th 2014, 5:26 am
I went with a flat solid from Scotty J in my 472 and have been pleased with it.
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Re: ROLLER or FLAT CAM?
maverick May 12th 2014, 10:31 am
Be sure to use good lubricants and break in procedure. 
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bbf-falcon May 12th 2014, 10:39 am
maverick wrote:Be sure to use good lubricants and break in procedure.
I agree Kim,thats the only thing that scares me w/FT. I believe if I was to ever do one again (new),I would have the mfg breakin for me. I've seen them "supposedly"brokein the correct way and STILL wipe.
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Re: ROLLER or FLAT CAM?
maverick May 12th 2014, 11:47 am
Gov't has taken the good stuff out of common motor oils. Gotta search for it now.
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Re: ROLLER or FLAT CAM?
JACKAZZFLATZ May 12th 2014, 12:42 pm
I gots one of RMCompetition's FT cams in mine. Waay happy with how this one runs.
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69F100 May 13th 2014, 2:49 am
JACKAZZFLATZ wrote:I gots one of RMCompetition's FT cams in mine. Waay happy with how this one runs.
X2 I was very happy with the cam in my 460 Randy designed it.
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Re: ROLLER or FLAT CAM?
nuclearcobra May 13th 2014, 7:01 am
I've never wiped one hyd or solid , I know Knock on Wood 
I probably just jinxed myself 
, I always took the inner spring out if it used one , oil was 20w50Vr1 and now I put the bottle of additive in it too, can't be to safe I guess. The 552'' I'm putting together for a friend has a big flat tappet solid from Lem ,690ish lift and 290ish @.050 with the edm lifters so that should help it survive as well, I hope 
I probably just jinxed myself , I always took the inner spring out if it used one , oil was 20w50Vr1 and now I put the bottle of additive in it too, can't be to safe I guess. The 552'' I'm putting together for a friend has a big flat tappet solid from Lem ,690ish lift and 290ish @.050 with the edm lifters so that should help it survive as well, I hope
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