351w block question can you make it a roller and is it hard

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Posted by aj5.0916 (Member # 7968) on :

just like the title says jus lookin for info and maybe price range

Posted by porchstang (Member # 7937) on :

depends on the year for one. If it is an early block then you can you just have to buy a certain style lifter. If it is a later block then allyou have to do is put rollers in to it and install the spider. Yes roller lifters do cost more then flats.

Posted by aj5.0916 (Member # 7968) on :

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Originally posted by porchstang:
depends on the year for one. If it is an early block then you can you just have to buy a certain style lifter. If it is a later block then allyou have to do is put rollers in to it and install the spider. Yes roller lifters do cost more then flats.

i know they cost more but for the most part it is pretty easy

Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :

Its on ok deal but most OTS retro fit cams leave alot on the table.

Posted by aj5.0916 (Member # 7968) on :

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Originally posted by turbo50:
Its on ok deal but most OTS retro fit cams leave alot on the table.

what do you meen by that im not understanding

Posted by jph331 (Member # 665) on :

A retrofit cam uses a smaller base circle(what the lifter rides on). Less cams are design for these applications. By the time you purchase all of your custom parts you would have been better off buying a 94 and newer 351w roller block or a sportsman block. I made 620rwhp from a 94 351w block with out breaking.

Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :

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Originally posted by aj5.0916:

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Originally posted by turbo50:
Its on ok deal but most OTS retro fit cams leave alot on the table.
what do you meen by that im not understanding

Im not trying to be a dick but I do know that your goal is a street/strip 408. To be honest, unless you have a shitload of cash, if you don't know what I mean when I say an OTS retro fit cam leaves alot on the table, (of the shelf small base circle retro cam grinds arent usually favorable and try to apply to a wide range of engine applications rather than your specific application thus not producing the power your application could, when using one) then I would hold off, do more research (as I see you are, which is great!) and try to get your hands a bit dirty, before trying to build the 408. This goes hand in hand with the discussion we had about using that moroso belt drive electric water pump on your daily driver....think about it for awhile.

Just my opinion and I know that they are like assholes....so.......

Posted by aj5.0916 (Member # 7968) on :

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Originally posted by turbo50:

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Originally posted by aj5.0916:

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Originally posted by turbo50:
Its on ok deal but most OTS retro fit cams leave alot on the table.
what do you meen by that im not understanding
Im not trying to be a dick but I do know that your goal is a street/strip 408. To be honest, unless you have a shitload of cash, if you don't know what I mean when I say an OTS retro fit cam leaves alot on the table, (of the shelf small base circle retro cam grinds arent usually favorable and try to apply to a wide range of engine applications rather than your specific application thus not producing the power your application could, when using one) then I would hold off, do more research (as I see you are, which is great!) and try to get your hands a bit dirty, before trying to build the 408. This goes hand in hand with the discussion we had about using that moroso belt drive electric water pump on your daily driver....think about it for awhile.

Just my opinion and I know that they are like assholes....so.......

thanks alot for the info i do appreciate it i try to get my hands dirty i have done rearends and transmission jus never tried to do much to a motor and i do plan on takin my time i plan on buildin it over a time period of like 3 or 4 years this will be my first build and i wanna get it right so thank you again and no offense taken

Posted by porchstang (Member # 7937) on :

Don't start building untill you have all the parts to put the bad boy together.

Posted by aj5.0916 (Member # 7968) on :

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Originally posted by porchstang:
Don't start building untill you have all the parts to put the bad boy together.

yup that was the plan im thinkin of havin it built at a shop

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