[6pack] Rockers or Rollers?

[Robert Lang]

On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 janah at att.net wrote:

> Some follow-up clarification?
>
> <snip> Then I go set FTD. That is so awesome, words can't explain it. 
> <snip> What is FTD?

FTD == fastest time of the day.

> <snip> Adjunct to the cost, what do you want to do with this motor?<snip>

exactly.

> I want to recover as much of the TR6PI performance as I can.  I am 
> really a 40 mph back roads kind of guy, but I do want to be able to jump 
> on the highway and come home fast.  I might also like to go to the track 
> and wind it out. Camshaft will be the TR6PI/TR5 PI profile.

That later PI cam is 308778, right? That's a 280 degree cam with 110 
centers. That should pull okay.

> <snip> Loose tappets can only be fixed by re-sleeving the block 
> (expensive and not justifiable) or replacing the block (expensive and 
> probably overkill) <snip> This is a long way of saying "live with it"?

Yes, if that's what your problem is. Most folks that sleeve are doing it 
to convert to other size lifters (like the Ford GT40 lifters, for 
example).

> Regards,
> John Cyg

regards,
rml
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