I'm not sure what happened in your case was operator error. It doesn't sound like it. I agree with all the points the others made regarding rollers being cheaper in the long run, because of the decreased chance for wiped lobes or hurt lifters. I say decreased, because the possibility is still there. But with your comments regarding money, that's why I advised against it. You're talking about an easy 1K on top quality camshaft and lifters. Then, you have custom pushrods, valve springs, retainers, valve keepers and "whatever" you're going to do about rocker arms. THEN are you going to hang STRONG roller cam springs on STOCK crappy valves? You see where I'm going here? It's a domino effect. You're fixing to drop probably 2K on a complete roller valve train. Then comes making sure all the valve train angles are correct, so as not to burn up any of your high dollar roller valve train. That means contacting Mike at B3 Racing engines and getting the rocker shaft relocated to the right position, because there's a 90% chance that it's not. So that's "mo money". But it's your money and hell, if you got it, go for it. But there's NO WAY in the WORLD that after spending all that money on parts, that I would half *** it trying to cut corners putting it together without everything being dead right. That's just askin for trouble.
