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Flat tappet or roller? Solid or hydraulic?

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MIDROAD:
If I can buy into the flat tappet versus roller cam argument, I've found if you use quality components from the one manufacturer there is no problem.
The main reason to run flat tappet is cost. A roller cam should always give more power and torque but you need to be careful not to get too close to competition specification. Otherwise you will have that 8000 RPM SBC again.
For oil filters I use K&N. even on a stock daily driver the oil is cleaner when a change is due.
Cool53, I'm really looking forward to your thoughts on carburettors. I think most people over complicate carb tuning. Again, if the right combination of parts are used a good carb gives great reliable performance.
    Mike.

Cool53:
I use beehive springs on everything. The progressive action and lighter weight are very advantageous. It's why GM went to them on the LS engines. The downside is there is no backup in the event of a spring failure. With a dual spring you have that. A scratch across a spring cool, or a dot of rust, will break a spring. I haven't see any broken springs yet. I will use them with the 362. Dean Harvey at Comp is designing a cam for me now. Because I use a power adder from time to time I am having him spread TGIF lobe centers to 113. The truck will run smoother, but the higher compression will keep it real snappy.
The more you spend for a filter the better off you usually are, but it's not a guarantee. I think all manufacturers are using filters made by someone else in some cases. When Fram was in East Providence, RI they were made there, you could stop by and talk with the engineers and watch them being built, but that's all gone now. Used to do the same thing with Accel when they were part of Echlin in Branford, CT.

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