Small Hughes cam in 318

[toolmanmike]

That's a mighty small cam for Rhoads lifters, IMO.

I haven't heard much about Rhoads lifters. Is there a duration guideline to use? I'll have to study up. LOL

 

[teringer]

one thing you might look at is valve to piston clearance no valve reliefs .030 down hole long exhaust dur. sounds too tight to me.

 

[LowDeck451]

one thing you might look at is valve to piston clearance no valve reliefs .030 down hole long exhaust dur. sounds too tight to me.

Closest deck height is .046" but yeah, will mock-up and check that too.

 

[RustyRatRod]

I haven't heard much about Rhoads lifters. Is there a duration guideline to use? I'll have to study up. LOL

It really depends on the combo. If you have an over cammed (230 @ .050 or greater) car with highway gears and low comnpression, then yes, they can be beneficial.

In a light A body, even with low comnpression and say at least a 3.55 gear, you could probably get by without them with a 230 @ .050 cam.......though they could still add some bottom end torque.