Show us what ya got. More interested in track/street setups, but you dyno queens are free to jump in. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

 

Dam, all these racers, and not a single solid cam among them.. Hmmm. Must be junk & a waste of time & $$, right?

 

I am running a solid cam, 233\233, in my 346 M6.
10.87 @ 126.4 at 3513 race weight in fully equipped street car. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

 

Solid Rollers are fast..

 

You don't need a solid roller to go fast, but some day I'd like to try a solid roller 346. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

GeorgeC has a solid roller in his 382 all-bore. He ran a 10.11 at the Thunder Shootout.

 

Other than Gordon's 346 ci.car( 10.66@128.42),built a 434 LS1 headed\solid cam car 525rwhp through the exhaust and 550\508 open headers w\extensions.3775lb loaded WS6 w\stereo stuff,stock susupension and 12 bolt w\4.10's.

Ran 11.003 @ 129.2x on ET Streets with a spining 1.71 60', stock front rims,frt sway bar hooked up and open cutout.

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That car is sick.. I got a test ride.. 434ci is NASTY!!!

 

How streetable is the solid setups? and what has to be done? Any head work? If I wanted to make ... say a 500 mile trip, will it make it and do you have to always "play" with it as in the old SBC?

 

Driveabilty is one of the benifits of a solid roller. Switching to a solid roller consists of changing lifters,cam,shorter pushrods,bigger valve springs,and adjustable rockers and slight head fitment. If you go with a mild solid,the adjustment period can be pushed to 1 year,but it would be better to check lash every 6 months,they are not like the "old school" flat tappets.

500 mile road trip is no problem they can be driven every day,have better gas mileage and the top-end pull of a solid roller has no equal.

 

Carl you need to go ahead and get one.. Spend that money!! You have it!!!

 

Ok guys i have a stupid question, whats the difference between solid roller and the Hydraulic cams?

Thanks in advance.

 

Can someone please explain the difference!! Thank you.

 

The difference between a solid cam and hyd cam is the lifters(hence the terming). A hyd cam lifter has an oil pressure biased plunger that takes up valvetrain slack. The problem with this at high RPM(6500+) the plunger will "pump up" and hold the valves open,and losing power. A solid lifter is just that-solid,no plunger to pump up. This allows us to use special camshaft lobe to take advantage of this action. Also it requires adjustable rockers to control lash(slack in valvetrain)and bigger\stronger valvesprings.

Hope this helps you to understand the difference.

 

Where would be the best place to get a solid roller setup?

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by ShiznityZ28:
<strong>Where would be the best place to get a solid roller setup?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Try the link in the post right above yours! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />