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Originally Posted by FUNFER2
Man, what a dream engine. Solid roller cam - .735” lift and high compression, how's it on the street ?
I got spanked for wanting a mechanical cam & hi compression in mine. lol
That thing must sound nasty !
Since you're having troubles posting a video, can you put it on YouTube ?
Gotta hear that beast !
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It's got a really raspy roar to it when you get into it. The cam sounds really big on paper (and it's certainly not small) but the 520" displacement swallows it up pretty well. It's definitely got a heck of a lope to it at idle, but in the small bit that I have driven it, it doesn't seem bad at all around the neighborhood streets. Today it was 102 degrees outside, and I drove it for about 15 minutes around the local streets in the neighborhood. The water temp never got above 85 degrees C, which I believe is about 185 F or so. Not too bad.
Blair and I discussed the pros and cons of solid vs. hydraulic rollers. In the end, with the strength of the premium parts in the bottom end, I knew that I would be tempted to spin this thing up to and perhaps a bit beyond where hydraulic rollers are happy. By going with the bushed Crower solid roller lifters, it helps ease the concern about possible durability issues with solid rollers on the street.
As for the video, I don't do YouTube or any of that stuff, so I guess that'll have to wait.