PRI 2015

[Nightmist66]

Here are some pics from the show. All Ford.



Spoiler alert! Harland Sharp has a new setup for the FE.




It uses a solid 3/4" shaft and solid stand setup. It oils the rockers through the adjusters.


The Ford dislay

[turbohunter]

Hey Jared
Did they give you a price on the new rockers?
I assume it's competitive.
Did you get a good look at the oiling path?
And what do you guys think off bushing vs needle bearings for a competition set?

Uh yes I'm in the market for a new set, why do you ask?

[Nightmist66]

Hey Marc, he said they run about $1100 for the set. I did get a brochure with the info. on them, I will try to post it later. They use a ball/ball style pushrod. From what I saw, the bushing has a full groove in the center and one oil hole in the rear of the bushing. My thought is they have a groove in the rocker under the bushing to feed the oil hole leading to the roller tip. They looked very nice. The guy said they should handle 8-900lbs open pressure no problem. I asked him if someone has a stout setup, if they would make a stand base to tie into the head bolts like T&D. He said he would think about it for future design, so I guess we'll see. You can see in the bottom rocker pic, that the stand surrounds the bottom of the rocker, and there isn't much room for movement. The intakes have shims, but the exhaust is a tight fit and can't really be adjusted side to side.


Edit: Here ya go

[Qikbbstang]

The "old mushroom principle" keep em in the dark and feed em manure ..... Darn pic's are so dark I can't see anything of the stands. Looks like those rockers are just held in place on the shafts by a miracle, but you mentioned the "stands" hold them in place. Sure would be nice to see the stands by themselves. One thing's certain if they're feeding oil through the pushrods the shafts can be solid so that could add an interesting percentage more strength over hollow shafts..... Maybe 20-30%?..............
    Ive never known and always wondered if the old Harland Sharps, Dove's and even Crane "Gold" rockers were from extrusions?.... castings?..... or billets?.....anyone know?

[fekbmax]

Looks like the stand setup is a lot like the Oregon cams deal but its hard to tell.

[turbohunter]

Well they certainly aren't doing us any favors as far as how the support system works.

I texted Ryan to see if he has time to go over there and take a good look at them.

[Nightmist66]

The "old mushroom principle" keep em in the dark and feed em manure ..... Darn pic's are so dark I can't see anything of the stands. Looks like those rockers are just held in place on the shafts by a miracle, but you mentioned the "stands" hold them in place. Sure would be nice to see the stands by themselves.

After some time in photo editor, here are a couple more of the same shot with different lighting. My camera and operator need improvement. It is one solid stand. I couldn't take their display apart for a shot of the stand......

[cjshaker]

I couldn't take their display apart for a shot of the stand......

Oh come on. What's the worst they could have done to you?