I have been doing some research on 302 roller cam conversions and looks like there are a couple different ways to do it. Either reduced base circle retrofit cam and stock roller lifters/stock spider or else a regular 85+ roller cam with the retrofit linkbar lifters....and of course different proper length pushrods. Pros and cons to both methods I guess depending on what your trying to accomplish.
I dont have any first hand experience with this but assume there are a few people out there on the forums who have done this conversion. I am looking for opinions on how they felt it turned out and what combos/parts they used etc. Most of the literature says roller has several benefits over flat tappet...and logically this would be expected I suppose. One thing I wouldn't want would be a noisy "sewing machine" type valvetrain. I have read different opinions on this as well but my thoughts are a good roller setup should be very quiet...wouldn't it ?
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks
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