ROLLER or FLAT CAM?

GUYS iam building a 472 truck rods with dish trw pistons. MOTOR is balanced with dove heads 2.19 and 1.76 valves I think the 1.76 is right I know the 2.19 are. heads have been ported with a victor intake. will be getting scotty to custom grind my cam just wondering is it worth it to go roller or will flat be ok . car IS 66 fairlane with 430 gears and a c-6 and 3500 stall.

capncruncher1965 wrote:GUYS i am building a 472 truck rods with dish trw pistons. MOTOR is balanced with dove heads 2.19 and 1.76 valves I think the 1.76 is right I know the 2.19 are. heads have been ported with a victor intake. will be getting scotty to custom grind my cam just wondering is it worth it to go roller or will flat be ok . car IS 66 Fairlane with 430 gears and a c-6 and 3500 stall.

It would greatly depend upon the vehicle usage.
Is this a 10 times a year street driven strip car, a race car, a couple times a week street/strip cruiser or almost everyday street car...?

STRIP car for now just building it

capncruncher1965 wrote:STRIP car for now just building it

A roller would be OK however, with this combination it would not be a whole lot more powerful than a good solid lifter, flat tappet grind ... which would certainly require a lot less maintenance.

THANKS FOR THE reply I sure did not want to have to buy a roller

ROLLER

capncruncher1965 wrote:GUYS iam building a 472 truck rods with dish trw pistons. MOTOR is balanced with dove heads 2.19 and 1.76 valves I think the 1.76 is right I know the 2.19 are. heads have been ported with a victor intake. will be getting scotty to custom grind my cam just wondering is it worth it to go roller or will flat be ok . car IS 66 fairlane with 430 gears and a c-6 and 3500 stall.

flat tappet cam, money saved -put it in the suspension

Give "Blake the snake" a shout he will hook you up with a "barbed wire special" flat tappet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went with a flat solid from Scotty J in my 472 and have been pleased with it.

FLAT it is

Be sure to use good lubricants and break in procedure. 

maverick wrote:Be sure to use good lubricants and break in procedure. 

I agree Kim,thats the only thing that scares me w/FT. I believe if I was to ever do one again (new),I would have the mfg breakin for me. I've seen them "supposedly"brokein the correct way and STILL wipe.  

Gov't has taken the good stuff out of common motor oils. Gotta search for it now.

I gots one of RMCompetition's FT cams in mine. Waay happy with how this one runs.

JACKAZZFLATZ wrote:I gots one of RMCompetition's FT cams in mine.  Waay happy with how this one runs.  

X2 I was very happy with the cam in my 460 Randy designed it.

I've never wiped one hyd or solid , I know Knock on Wood   I probably just jinxed myself   , I always took the inner spring out if it used one , oil was 20w50Vr1 and now I put the bottle of additive in it too, can't be to safe I guess. The 552'' I'm putting together for a friend has a big flat tappet solid from Lem ,690ish lift and 290ish @.050 with the edm lifters so that should help it survive as well, I hope