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Yo, Phil here i got some questions about retrofitting a 400 CID for a hydraulic roller cam, what are the differances between A regular set up and a hydraulic roller cam set up "Besides no break in,"Pros and cons.
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With the rollers, they are less likely to have excessive wear/damage on startup, but that's about it. Roller do have an advantage in they can typically turn higher rpm with less valvetrain mods, you can also run a higher duration as the roller is more relaxed/take a higher duration without affecting idle quality/vacume levels at the low end as much- basically more forgiving (with hydraulic liters)
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With the rollers, they are less likely to have excessive wear/damage on startup, but that's about it. Roller do have an advantage in they can typically turn higher rpm with less valvetrain mods, you can also run a higher duration as the roller is more relaxed/take a higher duration without affecting idle quality/vacume levels at the low end as much- basically more forgiving (with hydraulic liters)
whats a good balance for a prodominatly stock engine?
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whats a good balance for a prodominatly stock engine?
duration, 280 to 290 range, lift max around 500-520- that would be with a roller, if not, just stick to the lower range of those numbers and it would still be a very nice engine.
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duration, 280 to 290 range, lift max around 500-520- that would be with a roller, if not, just stick to the lower range of those numbers and it would still be a very nice engine.
right on man right on.
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