Solid Roller Camshaft Mileage?

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Apr 26, 2003 | 09:44 AM

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Melting Slicks

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Solid Roller Camshaft Mileage?

What mileage (5,000/10,000/etc) do people have on solid roller setups?

I have been pondering a switch to a solid roller setup on my new shortblock and wonder about how much mileage folks are getting out of them.

I could tolerate valvesprings changes every ~10,000 miles and even new lifters every ~30,000 miles...curious if this is reasonable. Car will be street driven primarily, but track events are a priority too.

I'm shooting for a near 7000 rpm shift point on my 383 LT4 with CNC heads and a ~.600 lift camshaft by the way...

Thanks

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Apr 30, 2003 | 06:23 AM

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Melting Slicks

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Re: Solid Roller Camshaft Mileage? (No Go)

Thought there was a few people running solid rollers...guess I will post on CamaroZ28.com...

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Apr 30, 2003 | 08:04 AM

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Apr 30, 2003 | 10:34 AM

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Melting Slicks

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Re: Solid Roller Camshaft Mileage? (ld85)

I have about 5000 miles on mine. Check valve lash every couple thousand miles. Everything has been fine.

Apr 30, 2003 | 12:10 PM

jburnett

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Re: Solid Roller Camshaft Mileage? (tpi 421 vette)

My 396 had about 20k miles on it when I pulled it down recently...The last 15k or so was with a big mechanical stick. I checked/ran the lash every oil change...
-Jeb