Brewzer67
Well-Known Member
Hello all, I am a new member to the board and want to say I am glad to have finally joined your forum. I have been a lurker here and there as life has permitted me to work on the car (it's been 5 years since I have been able to). Now that I am going to be able to go back to focusing on the car I have lots of questions.
I would like to switch to electric fans and an electric water pump but am having difficulty finding a shroud that fits the stock 26" radiator with sufficient clearance between the fans and the pump. Has anyone worked with a vendor out there that makes something that would fit? The engine in question is a 528" stroker that will soon be running the new trick flows with a mid-.600 lift solid roller so the fans need to pull a good amount of air.
The other big line of questioning I have is how do I switch to a solid roller cam? I am fairly well versed mechanically but have always run solid flat tappets so I need to know what are the big gotchas I need to look out for. I plan on getting the lifters from MRL as I have only heard good things about them and their durability (I drive 5000+ miles a year when not broken). I am hoping someone can tell me that the bronze distributor gear is no longer a requirement with a roller. I also am wondering what I will need from a timing set? I am hoping to leave the short block in the car when I make the switchover. Since I knew at some point I would be going to a roller the lifter bores were tight when the bottom end was done so they were honed and trued up. That was the only thing I did to prep for a roller. What else did I miss?
Thanks in advance fit any help anyone can offer.
I would like to switch to electric fans and an electric water pump but am having difficulty finding a shroud that fits the stock 26" radiator with sufficient clearance between the fans and the pump. Has anyone worked with a vendor out there that makes something that would fit? The engine in question is a 528" stroker that will soon be running the new trick flows with a mid-.600 lift solid roller so the fans need to pull a good amount of air.
The other big line of questioning I have is how do I switch to a solid roller cam? I am fairly well versed mechanically but have always run solid flat tappets so I need to know what are the big gotchas I need to look out for. I plan on getting the lifters from MRL as I have only heard good things about them and their durability (I drive 5000+ miles a year when not broken). I am hoping someone can tell me that the bronze distributor gear is no longer a requirement with a roller. I also am wondering what I will need from a timing set? I am hoping to leave the short block in the car when I make the switchover. Since I knew at some point I would be going to a roller the lifter bores were tight when the bottom end was done so they were honed and trued up. That was the only thing I did to prep for a roller. What else did I miss?
Thanks in advance fit any help anyone can offer.