Thread: roller cams 4 street?

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Thank You Dave. Other than maintenance,is there anything else about using solids?

If you are changing cams a roller is the way to go without a doubt. No break in time, no worry about wiping off a loab in the first hour of run tiome. A hydraulic roller is best for street use, stick it in set it up and forget about it. The solid roller is more a race cam and they require rechecking clearance fairly often, and they are a little noisier.

After having the roller cam in my 350 Vortec I probably will never run a flat tappet cam again. As was mentioned, no break in time, smooth performance, etc. Lots of new cars are coming off the line with roller cams installed, including the 7.4 you are working on in the later Gen series.

I would stick with hydraulic though, no real need to go mechanical on the street unless you are going to street race it, even then the hydraulic would be fine.

Don