[Clois Harlan]

The more I talk to people about these mechanical rollers the more I believe I will go back to 300# spring and something like a .600 lift cam.

I have some Chevy friends that have experienced the same thing on their engines. Seems as though the problems stems for low
RPM's. Two of my local friends running SBC have had major rebuilds just like Ernie due to their mechanical rollers letting go.

My complaint with my last cam set up was lack of higher RPM's (over 6000) but I think I can remedy that with a slightly higher lift cam (old cam was a 571 lift 232 dur) maybe if I go to something in the 590/ 595 lift range and 250/255 duration I can get where I need to be and save about $500.00 in the process.

I intend to talk to the folks at Comp, Crane, and Crower this week before I make any decisions. I think when you run at the edge of any envelope you always stand a chance going to far or not enough. There is always going to be a line not to cross.


Clois