Thread: PRW FORD FE 427 Roller Rocker set up

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I used Roller Rocker from FPP yrs ago, W/roller camshaft. 4130 shafts and end
stands/. Also custom ball and ball pushrods. Never changed anything with
the oiling and never had a problem with alot of runs on the engine.

wyelkhunter, it will be helpful if you will link this stuff when you're asking for help.........like this........
http://www.prwonlinestore.com/pqseri...rmsystem3.aspx

I think I could find a better way to spend $579.50 than on an aftermarket system like this that uses bronze bushings at the trunnion. That's where the friction and heating of the oil take place, not at the valve stem. A small diameter roller at the valve stem is virtually worthless anyway. The diameter is too small to provide a mechanical couple, so the roller skids across the valve stem instead of rolling across it. Radius on a stock rocker is around 5/8ths of an inch, so a roller on the rocker tip would have to be 1 1/4" in diameter to provide a proper mechanical couple and allow rolling of the roller across the valve stem tip. Now, if this system used roller bearings at the trunnion and a roller tip, it might be worth considering.

I would think you'd be just as well off with a stock setup rather than this fosdick arrangement that will simply lighten your wallet for no gain.

Scroll down on this page to Ford FE Roller Rockers to see a system that will work properly and provide gain.....
http://www.pbm-erson.com/store.php?catId=24

I appreciate the advise from both you guys. I should have attached the website. I'm having problems with the stock adjusters backing off, and if I have to spend 1k to get a better set up I will. This motor may get 500 miles per year on it if that.

Thanks Again!