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Hi i am in the process of buiding a 383 stroker motor just not sure if to go roller or flat tappet camshaft. I am using edelbrock performer heads manifold ,just was going to go flat tappet but was advised to go roller,is only for street use ,i also have been told go for a crate motor but cannot due to laws here in australia.
Hope someone can give me some advice
Hope someone can give me some advice
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I have a 383 in mine. I put the Edelbrock Performer RPM heads, roller cam and intake. I like the roller , no break in and you will get more performance from it. Plus it was part of the Edelbrock package. Don't have it running yet but can't wait to drive it.
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A flat tappet is fine in most street applications, they run good, dependable, make good power...all depends on budget really....
some of the packages that 540 mentioned cant be beat, buy heads, cam, intake all packaged together and have a great runner...
some of the packages that 540 mentioned cant be beat, buy heads, cam, intake all packaged together and have a great runner...
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thanks heaps when do u think your will be going interested what its like i dont want to lumpy just a nice lope looking for low down power also.
Here in australia we have r/h drive so if i want to keep it left it has to be left standard so cant have to radical,have to be that i could have come that way .
regards Ian
Here in australia we have r/h drive so if i want to keep it left it has to be left standard so cant have to radical,have to be that i could have come that way .
regards Ian
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Hi i am in the process of buiding a 383 stroker motor just not sure if to go roller or flat tappet camshaft. I am using edelbrock performer heads manifold ,just was going to go flat tappet but was advised to go roller,is only for street use ,i also have been told go for a crate motor but cannot due to laws here in australia.
Hope someone can give me some advice
Hope someone can give me some advice
I've never heard of any laws about crate motors. Here in WA everythings cool.
Brad
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Hi i am in the process of buiding a 383 stroker motor just not sure if to go roller or flat tappet camshaft. I am using edelbrock performer heads manifold ,just was going to go flat tappet but was advised to go roller,is only for street use ,i also have been told go for a crate motor but cannot due to laws here in australia.
Hope someone can give me some advice
Hope someone can give me some advice
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south australia its not just crate motors cant modify at all thats why i want to do my motor and have to keep it looking as stock as i can, i had to even take chrome rocker covers off to get registration.Any way i want to do it myself .Not all about money i bought it to play with and rebuid slowly as a hobby,every winter i find something to do ,this one is motor,last i re did the interior.Every other state than south australia can do what u like to them,there was a thing on TV recently because someone didnt have original paint but they ended up changing law after the show so no paint can be changed.CRAZY SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
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I was not asking because of cost ,i no roller is best but there is a thing like over doing a it other wise u could say why stop at manifold and carby why not turbo or supercharge ,which i would love to do also but as i say it cant be done here and keep it left hand drive,if i convert to right hand drive i can do what i like ,or shift some where else in Australia.
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south australia its not just crate motors cant modify at all thats why i want to do my motor and have to keep it looking as stock as i can, i had to even take chrome rocker covers off to get registration.Any way i want to do it myself .Not all about money i bought it to play with and rebuid slowly as a hobby,every winter i find something to do ,this one is motor,last i re did the interior.Every other state than south australia can do what u like to them,there was a thing on TV recently because someone didnt have original paint but they ended up changing law after the show so no paint can be changed.CRAZY SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
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Victoria is next state to me i am eight hours awayfrom melbourne the capital of victoria. If u come again come here its the wine state a lot smaller in population than victoria,love to show u around,Any way back to corvette stuff sorry to get side tracked
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Just thinking of a edelbock performer rpm cam .Just when talking to other i have been advised go roller cam ,all i want is to boost HP a bit ,stroker maybe or leave as is edelbrook heads manifold etc ,rather do all the same as they have done the testing to make it compatible,just roller or flat cam