Yeah Dave but wouldn't I give up engine acceleration by going with a
solid lifter. I figured that since I was limiting myself to 6500 rpm
on this first motor why not use the hydraulic roller. This way I would
have one less thing to keep a check on while I worried about tuning
the rest of the car. Granted it may cost me a couple of hundred more,
but with less up keep. I guess you could say I put a high price on my
time. This will only be a mule type motor till I get the car sorted
out. Then I might build one of those Dahlgren motors that runs like
stink. Who knows maybe when I am finished with the motor I could sell
it to one of the local street racers. Hey calling it an ex landspeed
race motor has got to be worth something. Might even make my money
back on it.
LOL (Lots of Laughs)
ROFL Rolling on Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO Rolling on Floor Laughing My Ass Off
For those that didn't know!
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "dahlgren" <dahlgren@uconect.net>
To: "Bill Bennett" <benettw@earthlink.net>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: Hydraulic Roller Cams?
> I suspect you can get a lot more performance with a good old flat
tappet
> solid lifter than a hydraulic roller for a bunch less money..
> Dahlgren
> Bill Bennett 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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