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Title: 429-460 Hydraulic roller Cam and Lifter Brand recommendations
Post by: e philpott on May 05, 2021, 10:41:16 AM

Wiped a new mechanical flat tappet Comp cam in 15 minutes on a 429 , 294S magnum feeling a little aggrevated , second Comp flat tappet wipe out in two weeks , two different vehicles as one was a SBC , one a customer the other a employee . switching both to roller
What brand roller cam and roller lifters do you recommend for street ? not sure if I want anything from Comp ?

Title: Re: 429-460 Hydraulic roller Cam and Lifter Brand recommendations
Post by: blykins on May 05, 2021, 11:09:06 AM

What were the spring pressures, Eric? 

I use 100% Comp stuff these days.  Don't have any issues. 

Title: Re: 429-460 Hydraulic roller Cam and Lifter Brand recommendations
Post by: e philpott on May 05, 2021, 11:31:45 AM

I believe 120 closed , on the SBC he took out a perfectly good running 4-7 swap cam for a drag race grind simular spec but on a 106 instead of a 110 . Do you trust Comp hydraulic rollers ?

Title: Re: 429-460 Hydraulic roller Cam and Lifter Brand recommendations
Post by: blykins on May 05, 2021, 12:11:24 PM

The open pressure is what can kill a cam.  I also don't like breaking them in with over 100 lbs seat.  100/280 seems to work well for me. 

I don't prefer the Comp lifters, I use Morel, but no one grinds my cams except for Comp.....and I sell a lot of cams.....

Title: Re: 429-460 Hydraulic roller Cam and Lifter Brand recommendations
Post by: gt350hr on May 05, 2021, 03:59:04 PM

    The hyd roller for my 545 (460) was custom ordered by Brent. He got me something I couldn't get anywhere. I'm using Morel's too.

Title: Re: 429-460 Hydraulic roller Cam and Lifter Brand recommendations
Post by: e philpott on May 06, 2021, 11:31:16 AM

Thanks for the reply Randy and thank you Brent for the advice , cam and lifters . We'll get this going plus a few extra HP's