Hi All. Anyone change thier flat tappets to a roller cam? Was wondering what the push rods had to be changed to. I'm thinking about changing my cam (block # 880) to a Crower roller cam, and roller tip rocker arms. (Lifter # 66330, Arm # 73603) Arm is 1.6 ratio... Thanks for any info... HDS
89 5.7 (K) roller cam question
Apr 29, 2004
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HDS,why would you want to do this?Is your current cam worn out? Also regarding those roller tip rockers,I've seen the ads-"lower oil temp.,more power,less friction!"There may be some slight advantage on a race motor at 6000+ RPM but if yours is a street driven truck forget it,your $400 could be better spent. I pulled the valve cover on my wifes car a couple years ago after 29 years and 210,000 hard miles(frequent high-speed runs across the Mojave desert) and the rockers showed minimal wear,so where's all this friction and heat to be avoided.Course I changed her oil every 3000.
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