Bill, if you're building the motor from scratch,
why only 10:1. I'm using 9.5:1 'cause that's
what was in the motor when I got it. It would
seem like a little more CR would be a good thing.
I'm sure not the one to help with the cam though.
DickJ
--- Bill Bennett <benettw@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I have been thinking about running a hydraulic
> roller cam in my first
> motor next year for testing in the new car. I
> am going to be similar
> to Dick J on this one. Going to try to limit
> rpms to around 6500. A
> basic 4 bolt main 350 with about 10:1
> compression with a set of
> hypereutectic pistons, and a good set of
> aluminum heads. So I have
> been thinking why not make the valvetrain a not
> so radical item that
> is easy to maintain. That's what has led me to
> think about using the
> hydraulic roller cam. This would allow me to
> use a 350-400 pound
> spring. I could get away with no stud girdle
> and use about any roller
> rocker. There are some pretty good grinds out
> there now as it is old
> hat in most street motors. Anybody else given
> any thought about using
> a hydraulic roller cam?
>
> Bill Bennett
> "Southern Salt Terror"
> http://home.earthlink.net/~benettw/
>
>
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