Originally Posted by Todd Hoven (Post 605087)

Listen, it’s a bad idea. When guys are breaking flat tappets and other valvetrain parts it’s time to get help from someone who knows what they are doing, because they don’t . Or they need to ramp up their maintenance program. Changing the rules for racers that can’t build reliable engine is stupid. I’ve made about 200 runs with the Coronet. It has a flat tappet cam as per the rules, and we have never broken a valvetrain part during my time as the driver. It’s a Hemi in that with not the best valvetrain geometry. So there is a great example of when something is assembled with the right parts how good the reliability can be.

Not really worried about an internet discussion how I’m perceived about this. I think it’s a bad idea and I spoke up about it.

So you think just allowing roller lifters is going to make this a cheap sport and make everybody reliable? You don’t think anybody’s going to exploit that and make the engines run harder than they do right now with these new parts? Then we all have to buy a roller lifters and roller cam to keep up. Then we all have to buy roller lifters and roller cams to keep up. How many good Stock eliminator racers are looking for a roller lifters for their engine? More or less than 10? Wie will have 10,000 RPM 396s, then how much money are we going to spend to keep up with them? BTW, you can get quite a bit of performance out of lower valve spring pressures if the right parts are used.

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey (Post 605746)

I think you meant ..."you are" or "you're"..and..."welcomed here !!"
Try again !

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Originally Posted by GTS340 (Post 626199)

I remember we put what was called a 7000 plus Cheater cam in a 1868 Dart GTS 340. This was around 1975. Best camshaft way back that I had was a G K that McElroy had something to do with. That was around 1980.
Had Rhodes lifters and 273 adjustable rocker arms. With some pencil neck pushrods compared to todays. Those good old days when tuning was an art and records were set.

Paul Haszlauer

Originally Posted by Terry Cain (Post 604792)

They actually checked lift and duration. Also checked springs.

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland (Post 605102)

If the valve spring pressure were reduced, after a period of adjustment there would be no more carnage than allowing roller lifters and it would be a whole lot cheaper for the majority of racers.