Steve,Make sure you research your brand of rollers, lots of junk out there. I purchased mine from Indy cylinder heads per Muscle Motors suggestion, that is the only way I would buy anything from Indy by the way.
Joey----- Original Message ----- From: <dwalters@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 11:58 AM Subject: RE: rocker arms
Don Gallimore wrote:I have a .550 lift cam and hit on the baffle there. A little "tap tap" and things seem okay now. Akron Don Jeff Adams wrote: > That may not be totally true, depending on the cam lift. When I built > the 426 wedge for my 64 Polara 3 years ago I installed a 513" lift > Lunati cam. I had to install adjustable rockers, so I used stock cast > adjustables. They hit the baffles in the steel valve covers and rattled > terribly. I took them off and there were little dents in the baffles > where they had been hit. I used a rounded hammer and dinged them a > little further to fix the issue. Now, I have M/T covers on there's no > problem. The previous 413 motor had a 509" cam and stamped rockers, but > they never hit the vc. > dwalters@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> Steve Mick wrote: >>>>> I am going to use 440 heads with stock valve covers.. Can someone >>> tell>>> me if>>> I will have V cover interference with a .500+ lift cam and roller >>> tip>>> or >>> aluminum rockers? (1.5 ratio )...........Thanks for any >>> input..................................MO >>> >>> >> No issues. >> >> Dave Walters >> Aurora, Co. >> > > > > Jeff Adams > 64 Polara > > > ----> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and> negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will > protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > >To be specific, in my case I'm running a .580" lift cam and Comp Pro Magnum rockers with stock valve covers and I didn't have to clearance the baffle or make any other mods to the covers. Your results may vary. Clearancing a baffle is hardly a deal breaker.... Dave Walters Aurora, Co. ----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
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