I am in the process right now of having a shortnose roller cam made. There is no roller short nose billet so im working around that. i will warn you its going to be expensive.D1 4.0 liter. Has anyone used roller lifters in these motors?
You should really just purchase an LS cam ( already set up for rollers ) and then get the rest of the parts needed to fit around the camshaft until you have a running motor in your Rover.I am in the process right now of having a shortnose roller cam made. There is no roller short nose billet so im working around that. i will warn you its going to be expensive.
Ed, does it mean there's a roller option for a serpentine belt 3.9 (made out of 4.0)?I wish. there is aleady a 215 billet but not a gems. The trick is to get the 215 long nose shortened to match the gems.
Yep, its still a custom grind but the billet is available for a long nose. Think Buick 215 and possibilities open. I am going full roller on this engine and probably then next as well for the classic. But thats a whole nother story for another forum. Right now is race truck build project taking all my free time.Ed, does it mean there's a roller option for a serpentine belt 3.9 (made out of 4.0)?
Wow. That’s all in. Are you doing the Wildcat heads too?Yep, its still a custom grind but the billet is available for a long nose. Think Buick 215 and possibilities open. I am going full roller on this engine and probably then next as well for the classic. But thats a whole nother story for another forum. Right now is race truck build project taking all my free time.
its a sleeved 4.6 with ported and polished heads and intake running, Roller rockers and pushrod oiling, 24lb injectors and it monstrous. Im on the 3rd cam swap trying to find the right fit in the last year and having problems with a few not so good parts. hoping to go full roller and alleviate some issues while gaining power. There is so much time and money in it its stupid.Wow. That’s all in. Are you doing the Wildcat heads too?
does he wanna sell the motor?My buddy picked up an engine from Keith (Rovertracks) back in the day with rollers. It started life as a 4.0. I think he upped the displacement to 5.0 though. I think it’s still on the engine stand at the shop. Did you have any questions you want me to ask him? I cold check with Keith on who built it for him.
Yeah what’s going on with camshafts right now? My friend is telling me a story that goes like this…there are really only a couple manufactures of camshafts in the states. One of them has burned to the ground and the other one is either having a hard time getting quality steel dowels? Or in the machine process the cam lobes don’t have a slight angle in them to rotate the lifters?The end result is cams going weeks and rounding off a lobe or two.Quality parts were what I found to be the most frustrating part of my last Bosch build.