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Jan 1, 2014 | 11:34 AM

Bill71

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Can I run a solid roller cam in an LS7 and still use knock sensors or will the valve lash cause the sensors to retard timing?

Jan 1, 2014 | 11:39 AM

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I run a tight lash solid roller (0.016" hot) and have zero issues!

Jan 1, 2014 | 07:30 PM

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I run a tight lash solid roller (0.016" hot) and have zero issues!

That's considered tight? Good to know!

Jan 1, 2014 | 08:00 PM

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I run a solid lift and no problem with knock sensors. But I believe that my timing is set at 30 degrees

Jan 1, 2014 | 08:40 PM

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That's considered tight?

You must be too young to remember when Chevrolet delivered solid roller motors from the Factory that had their valves set as high as 0.030"!!!

Jan 1, 2014 | 10:10 PM

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Great! It sounds like a solid rolller option is still on the table. The only other hurdle I see is due to the GM block design I would have to pull the heads to monitor the condition of the lifters. I'm not a big fan of that.

Jan 2, 2014 | 05:42 PM

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