stangeater01

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just want to see what experience you guys have had with solid roller engine on the street. This will by no means be a daily driven car just weekends.
what are you experiences

Racin96ss

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I know of pleanty that drive them on the street, just have to get the right lifters to support some street use. I will be going SR in the future.

armyboyatc

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The only thing I would worry about is adjusting it all the time.

stangeater01

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this is the set up
LQ 9 short block balanced and assembled; machine work and built by A&S performance
Block bored .010 over stock crank cut .010 main and rods clevete bearings
Melling high volume oil pump
Mahle pistons coated dished
Scat connecting rods 4340 6.125 floating pin
Comp Cam (CC) cam shaft custom ground blower, Solid roller lift 647in/640ex duration over .050 242in/236ex
Brand new still in the box CC solid rollers and CC roller rockers 1.72, CC Harden push rods
Patriot heads stage III, 227 in. runners, 2.08in/1.60ex 72cc gold valve spring .650in lift
Edelbrock intake still in the box for injectors, Edelbrock hat horn custom low rise fits under stock hood.

SSPerformance

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when i had my 410ci motor it was solid roller jessel j2k rockers i drove it on the street all the time and never had to adjust the valves...

chrs1313

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damn 6 degree reverse split...don't see that too often...do you want to shed any light to why? thanks

stangeater01

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lol i wish i could i bought the motor how it is i didnt build it.. maybe you can shed the light as to why you think they did it.. what are your thoughts

chrs1313

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maybe a forced induction cam would be my guess

Wicked94Z

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Please tell me you don't plan on running patriot springs on that thing

JL ws-6

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You can do it! Way back when I had my mustang (90's) it was set up with solid roller stuff, I checked the lash every oil change, and it never seemed to change. Initially, it was set, and about 250 miles later we had to relash it, then about 500 more we relashed it again, and then probably 1000 miles relashed it again, but after that it seemed to stay pretty good. I always just figured that was break in of everything, then it was pretty happy after that.

ryarbrough

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I'm thinking about doing this myself... I guess relocating the coils would make it easier. Adjust the lash while it's running.

Old Geezer

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Lifters w/ pressure lube to the rollers will help...Isky and Comp have them.

xpndbl3

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you can't adjust the lash on a solid roller with it running...

Get the motor up to temp and then you use a feeler guage on the base circle and readjust the rocker poly locks

ryarbrough

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Yeah.. I'm an idiot... That's what I get for posting while thinking about something else!!

camarof41_383

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I ran a solid roller cam on my street/strip 383SBC for several years with no problems. I would just check the lash a couple times a year. It needed little or no adjustment. If you have good rockers they will keep their lash settings, the main thing is just checking it once in awhile.

Wicked94Z

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actually you can adjust it running... just wouldn't be my first choice

I'd set the lash COLD, then check one cylinder with the motor at operating temp and adjust your cold lash accordingly. If you try to set them hot, by the time you get to the last valve, the lash will be all over the place.

I'm curious what springs you plan on running with that, and pushrods as well.

BADD SS

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pretty small cam....and do I see PATRIOT and 7 sec in the same sentence????? I dont think those springs are going to be happy...

stangeater01

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y whats the problem with patriot springs? also what do they look like do they have a different look then comp cams that would allow me to tell the difference?

awsome it will only be driven probably 3 times a month anyway

Wicked94Z

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you need to let a professional, with lots of experience with solid roller valvetrains, do your whole setup. You're in way over your head...

BOLO

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Running a solid roller requires a much higher pressure valve springs. Those Patriot gold ain't gonna cut it.