Solid Roller LT1

[BTplaya]

Has anybody ever converted a LT1 to a solid roller cam & valvetrain?

[JoeliusZ28]

anyone, yes. me, no.

[Kwazrollinz28]

whY?

[Virtue]

im just curious y as well, sure it has it advantages but most people on here drive their cars alot

[TB2]

Not quite the same, but I'm converting my early (1970) LT1 over to solid roller this winter. I had a pretty large flat tappet hydraulic in it , and it kept collapsing the lifters. The big advantage is it allows you to run a more radical cam profile. As well, it's a lot less friction.

[c0ncEpT]

You can also spin the thing to the moon!

[BTplaya]

Ya i only put maybe 3-4 thousand on the car a year and only get about 2 seasons out of a set of hydraulic lifters.

The ease of setting lash & the options for lifters and rockers is the reason I would like to convert. Solid roller lifters are tanks compared to a hydraulic and you can run a much harder cam core.

I am thinking Crower lifters w/ Scorpion rockers & a custom ground cam.

Do you know what others are running in their set-ups?

[TB2]

Ya i only put maybe 3-4 thousand on the car a year and only get about 2 seasons out of a set of hydraulic lifters.

LOL, Yea my hydraulics are shot. Last time at the track they were clattering like hell, and I couldn't even get them to adjust right. I geuss .530 lift and a good set of valve springs were too much for them. Still squeezed out a 12.5sec with it running like crap.

I just picked up a set of Crower Pro-Series solid roller lifters. I already have a good set of Crane Gold series roller rockers. But I still havn't totally made up my mind on the cam yet. I really like the Lunati 60131 though.