71swing
Well-Known Member
Working get my 408 put together. Today I worked on checking valve to piston clearance for the new cam. Plenty of clearance. But I looked into my rocker geometry. I have Crane 1.5 gold roller rockers. Below is a picture of my heads that shows where the roller are on the valve stem. The roller markings were to light for the camera so I used a black marker to help them show up. As you can see the roller is slight passed center. What do you guys think, Can I live with it? I understand I can shim the roller shaft but I believe that moves the roller out further on the stem if you do that. New rollers are so damn exspensive to keep buying sets to find one that give the right geometry. Plus Im so over budget at this point on this build I can't really front for a new set at this moment.
Also I'm running ARP studs. With the studs screwed all the way into the block like they should be and the head installed the top bolts dont use all the threads on the nuts. Has anyone alse come across this problem. should I just unscrew the studs a few threads to gain it back for the nut? picture below to so what it looks like on the nut when the heads are installed.
Also I'm running ARP studs. With the studs screwed all the way into the block like they should be and the head installed the top bolts dont use all the threads on the nuts. Has anyone alse come across this problem. should I just unscrew the studs a few threads to gain it back for the nut? picture below to so what it looks like on the nut when the heads are installed.