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Originally Posted by Bruce Meyer
I don't get it. Looking at the prices of running Hyd Roller set ups (cam, lifters, pushrods, block mods, etc etc) you don't get much bang for the buck. They seem to be unreliable on top of it all. Don't you guys realize you can make big power with solid flat tappet cams? Even HFT can make big power. At a FRACTION of the cost. Money that could be better spent on other things like upgrading heads.
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There is a lot of truth in that statement.
One reason why I am staying with the HO 044 high lift Hydraulic flat tappet camshaft and Rhoads lifters. I will give up 20 HP to get solid usage out of my 455 engine. And Luhn Performance proved years ago that a basic 455 engine at 5300 rpm and 13 psi of boost could make 862 HP.
This Hydraulic Roller stuff has been a very expensive learning curve for some Pontiac guys.
Tom V.
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