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Technical => Engine Tech => Topic started by: 87fordboy on June 15, 2006, 11:29:18 PM

Title: camshaft
Post by: 87fordboy on June 15, 2006, 11:29:18 PM
ok i wanna put a camshaft in my 3.8 and rollers and all that but i wanna know what just rollers will do for me. are rollers useless without a camshaft. im new to building engines so bear with me.
Title: camshaft
Post by: Haystack on June 15, 2006, 11:55:09 PM
roller and flat tappet camshafts are totally diffrent. I am not sure if you can run an old one with a newer roller rockers. I would assume that you would want to.
Title: camshaft
Post by: slamedcat on June 15, 2006, 11:58:01 PM
From what I had picked up when trying to find a cam for my car you can't inter mix roller and flat tappet cams and lifters.

From what I understood the cams are different strengths of meterial so you would destroy either the lifters of the cam.