Thread: hydo vs roller

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who likes what more? this is more of a pole. then a question.

any was say what you lieka nd your reason

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Hydraulic rollers for me.

solid rollers baby!! with about 310 int/320 exh dur 650 int/700 exh lift. All stuft into my 502...

I like solid rollers better that hydraulic because you dont have to worry about collapsing them and you can get a whole a lot more radical grind on the cam. Now if it was for a daily driver id go with hydraulic just because you dont have to adjust them so much but for a weekend warrior, hyd. rollers for me. Just my opinion though....

I prefer hydraulic roller cams. Low friction combined with not having to adjust the valves. But thats just me

I agree with blown 502 monte and drg84.

It would depend on the objective.

If High Performance - solid - precise adjustment required - with precision lift resulting.

If a typical cruiser - hydraulic - more forgiving adjustment tolerances and less maintenance.

When I get to my motor - I'm leaning towards hydraulic with Crane steel stamped roller rockers.

That 30/30 cam of late discussion sounds interesting - I need to understand its profile better and the performance implications in a 283 first though.

El Berto

i have a hydro roller right now but it is street driven maybe someday it'll be solid roller i have heard you can make alotta power with the solid

Solid roller for me....and what's with all the adjustment problems??? Once mine takes a set, I check the lash each spring, when I take the car out of winter storage. It's usually fine, and I dont have to adjust it at all during the year. (street driving, not racing) I hate to see someone scared out of getting a solid cam because they think they have to be adjusted every week......they dont. And more torque from a solid vs. hydraulic??? Hell yeah!!!!

Is once a year monitoring/adjusting considered normal for solid lifters?

Is adjusting Solid lifters the same as hydraulic lifters?

I used to use a cut out valve cover and slowly tighten until the were quiet It was quick and simple.

Adjusting solid lifters is not that hard. set the cam lobe to lowest point. Tighten till the rocker contacts the valve stem. repeat 16 times. Some people prefer to do this while the car is running(Why?). But hydraulics made solid lifters obsolete for regular street use. However, due to the increased travel with solid lifters vs the hydraulics "everything should fit allright" logic, the motor gains low end.

Thats NOT how to set solid lifters DRG84....there is a valve lash on each solid cam, anywhere from .016 to .030 or so, depending on the cam. If you set it with no lash, you'll have problems and maybe break something. There is a correct way to do it, and this it not it.

JohnnyO is very right