[MUSLCAH]

Any water pump recommendations ?

[b-man]

Originally Posted by MUSLCAH

Any water pump recommendations ?

Have your pump rebuilt:http://water-pump-rebuilders.com

Melling SPC-7 cam, Johnson Hylift lifters.

Using a factory cam has the advantage of letting you use all the factory valvetrain pieces with no modifications, kind of important with these older V8s that still oiled through the rocker studs that are pressed into the heads. Lucky you, 1964 was the last year for stud oiled rockers. The press-in rocker studs can't take too much RPM, spring pressure or valve lift, so a mild factory performance cam such as the tried-and-true 068 with .407" lift at the valve is a wise choice.

Most folks don't realize that in order to run any decent aftermarket cam you need to make quite a few somewhat expensive upgrades to the valvetrain. If you don't beef up the valvetrain (screw-in studs, hardened retainers and keepers, better valve springs, stronger pushrods, pushrod guide plates, roller rockers) you're going to end up with an expensive mess not far down the road.

[Jeffs64Cat]

Originally Posted by b-man

Have your pump rebuilt:http://water-pump-rebuilders.com

Melling SPC-7 cam, Johnson Hylift lifters.

Using a factory cam has the advantage of letting you use all the factory valvetrain pieces with no modifications, kind of important with these older V8s that still oiled through the rocker studs that are pressed into the heads. Lucky you, 1964 was the last year for stud oiled rockers. The press-in rocker studs can't take too much RPM, spring pressure or valve lift, so a mild factory performance cam such as the tried-and-true 068 with .407" lift at the valve is a wise choice.

Most folks don't realize that in order to run any decent aftermarket cam you need to make quite a few somewhat expensive upgrades to the valvetrain. If you don't beef up the valvetrain (screw-in studs, hardened retainers and keepers, better valve springs, stronger pushrods, pushrod guide plates, roller rockers) you're going to end up with an expensive mess not far down the road.

I want to change the pushrods (what are your recommended ones) and rockers to competition cam roller tips is this a good upgrade from stock or a waste of money?