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302 flat tappet to roller conversion?

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  • Start date Start date Apr 16, 2010

68dustin

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ok ive been throwing the idea around on getting rid of my flat tappet cam. Ive been putting a list together of items i need and i think ive gotten all the stuff down. Tell me guys what you think:

current set up: 68 block with trick flow aluminum heads, pete jackson gear drive, 1.6 roller rockers with 513 lift flat tappet cam (cant remember duration) paxton supercharger with 8lbs of boost

whats needed:

new distributor gear, linked roller lifter, b-303 cam.

Ford Racing M-6250-B303 - Ford Racing Camshafts - Overview - SummitRacing.com

Howards Cams 91217 - Howards Cams Vertical Bar Mechanical Roller Lifters - Overview - SummitRacing.com

can you guys think of anything else?? any problems i might run into?? any help would be appreiciated.. thanks
 
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You may need custom length pushrods. Check with Howards on that. You might want to switch cams too to the X 0r F. One of these is the one that works best with a supercharger, I don't recall which but it wasn't the B cam
 

68dustin

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k thanks for the reply i was thinking pushrods as well, just wasnt sure. I will look into the cam selection. i just want to be careful with valve clearence.
 
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On valve clearance, you have to take into account the total valve event, duration and when the valves start to open and close is as important as total lift.
 
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