318 roller lifter failure - not happy...

[Bill Dedman]

Herbert cams ....billet cams are $200, maybe even cheaper if using an iron core...then lifters are cheap if u use stock replace stuff.

For a cam choice?....hmm well...that would need a lil more info and an exact compression ratio.
You could just stick a 360 R/T cam in it...or change springs and go with something .500 lift or less to clear the guides/seals that has a lil more duration and narrower centerline to get some more rpm out of it.
I think at this point even a 340 replace flat tappet cam would get you more power than that stock roller...
but gonna need a lil more info.

I tried to I-M you, but your mailbox is full. Could you empty it, please?

 

[seymour_scamp]

does the 99 magnum cam have the provisions for oiling thru pushrods and aren't they made for magnum 1.6 rockers?

I don't think my inbox is full, you must be pm-ing wildandcrazyguy...

 

[jerry6]

So much for rollers lasting longer than flat tappets, lol

**** happens , I've had rollers last 250,000 miles with no problems and have had flat tappet go 250,000 with no problems . If they are built and maintained properly they last , manufacturing defects and cheap parts , that's another story . And sometimes even cheap crap lasts .

 

[crackedback]

**** happens , I've had rollers last 250,000 miles with no problems and have had flat tappet go 250,000 with no problems . If they are built and maintained properly they last , manufacturing defects and cheap parts , that's another story . And sometimes even cheap crap lasts .

How about just assemble it properly and it likely doesn't eats the roller lifter. Like putting a set of triple springs on a stock 340 cam... that's not the cam or lifters fault, it's an assembly/preparation/selection error. Those hyd rollers can make some pretty good power compared to a flat tappet hyd with the same idle characteristics. Those stock hyd roller lifters will turn 7000-7200 in a well set up engine.

For the OP, I have a couple of hyd roller cores if you need one, cover shipping and it's yours. They are all good from what I can tell and came out of 360's.

 

[jerry6]

How about just assemble it properly and it likely doesn't eats the roller lifter.

For the OP, I have a couple of hyd roller cores if you need one, cover shipping and it's yours. They are all good from what I can tell and came out of 360's.

That is probably included in BUILD and maintained properly .

 

[crackedback]

Yep.

[sarcasm]It's CLEARLY all the lifters fault... [/sarcasm]

 

[abdywgn]

I have a 93 5.2 Magnum engine I'm selling if you are interested. Right now it's on an engine stand that I want to use. $50, you pick-up. Gimme a shout if you're interested. Bob