Quote Originally Posted by vortec king
i'm thinking of putting a solid flat cam in my 406sbc, but i just had a few questions about solid cams, is a solid camshaft worth anymore power over a hydrualic flat ? i know the hydraulics are getting very good and i had lot of success with them,but i'm hearing that solids are just better for power, if solids are better how come?. i don't care about adjusting lash, but how often do you have adjust the lash for street/strip engine? if anyone has experiences with solid cams, much help would be appreciated.
Buy running the mech. cam you are able to run more rpm's which in turn lets you look at bigger cams.
I.M.O.,I would look at a mech. when ever you think you will turn more than 6,500.