Rhoads Lifters On Solid Lifter Cam - Setting Valve Lash

I hear ya, Wyrmrider! And thanks for the tips. Much appreciated. I never had the pleasure of meeting Kay Sissel. Have spoken with Mike Kirby and if they are still doing business when I am ready for the headwork, would like to use one of their reworked cast-iron heads.

Whilst I was trial fitting the 292 into my chassis and making cardboard templates to begin building front engine mounts, I found a crack in my engine block. Thought about possibly building up a 250 and thereby sidestepping the harmonics issue. But hate to give up the additional 40+ cu. in. displacement and corresponding low end torque. Also, I have a couple of good 292 crankshafts here and hate not to use one of them. Was going to use an electric fuel pump anyway, so the 292 cam I had ground will work in a 250 as will the intake and exhaust. So I will see if I can find a good standard bore 292 block that will clean up with the smallest overbore possible and go from there.

Interestingly...... Whilst I had the engine and cam specs in the Dyno 2003 program...... I ran them not only for the 292, but decreased stroke to run them for a 250 and 230 as well. The idea being that I could then take the lower torque values and re-gear the rearend to provide same torque multiplication as the 292 in 1st gear. Anyway, what I found interesting was that with the same cam, the 250 and 230 both made progressively less torque as I had expected. But as the stroke and displacement decreased...... Each of them made progressively more HP at peak...... And at higher RPMs.

Happy Motoring,

Harry