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I am switching to a straight hydraulic cam in my 85 mustang which was originally hydraulic roller. Is there anything that I need to know before making this switch? And also I am going to be running an electric fuel pump.....should I reinstall the eccentric to the front of the cam gear on the timing chain, or leave it off all together?? Thanks in advance!!! Blake

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Earlier in the week I asked about using a hydraulic flat-tappet cam in my '85 mustang roller motor. I now realize that there may be a problem. Will the little holes (pretty technical jargon huh?) that control the oil to the lifters that is in the bore still work with the shorter hydraulic lifters? I definently do not want to assemble the engine with these lifters (flat tappet) if the are going to fail immediately of course!! Also, do you guys think that a set of pushrods from an earlier model 302 would be a good starting point? and do you think that I would need a different timing chain than the one for the '85. Earlier Maybe.....Thanks in advance!!!

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