nate perron

I asked nicely for an answer about a cam and no one said anything
was my post just too boring or what

five7kid

iTrader: (14)

Well, to be nice, I searched for your other post (since you didn't provide a convenient link to it for us here).

1977 = flat tappet. Used flat tappet cam without the lifters identified with what hole they came out of when used with that cam = scrap iron.

Much-better-than-factory flat tappet cam and lifters sets are available cheap from the aftermarket. Since there would not be much interest in finding out the details of a 30+ year old factory truck cam (knowing it will be lame), and knowing used flat tappet cams are pretty much worthless, together contributed to the lack of responses.

nate perron

thank you 57 kid I thought a nasty post would grab some attention but that was not my true feeling just thought maybe that cam would have more lift and duration than my stock roller cam in the 91 motor I have for my car as for the cam being trash my freind says as long as you use a new set of lifters with the cam it should be okay and I believe him since I did it once before with a used energy cam and a gmc pickup just put new lifters with it and it ran just dandy that is why I asked for an opinion on the deal so the Question still stands as for providing a link to my previos post I suck at computers and don't know how I would do that I can barely type (hunt and peck) in fact it has taken me a half hour just to post this

EvilCartman

iTrader: (1)

Keep the roller cam.

This took 10 seconds to type

five7kid

iTrader: (14)

What '91 roller cam? You didn't say anything about that in your other post, and didn't give details in this one.

But, as stated, keep the roller cam. It's easy to say with confidence that any '91 roller cam will be better than an unknown used '77 flat tappet cam.

And, successfully putting new lifters with a used flat tappet cam is about a 50-50 shot. Not sure I'm willing take that sort of chance with my engine. Roller lifters, however, assuming they haven't been severely neglected (and you'd know if they were) can be reused on any roller cam in any hole.

(To copy a link, when you have the thread open, click on the URL field, where the "http://" is, when the whole field is highlighted, right click on it, choose "copy" from the menu that comes down. In the thread where you want to link this previous thread, hold "control" and press "v", and what you've copied will be pasted in.)

nate perron

thank you all for the advice I will keep the roller cam in it I dont know exactly what cam it is but the casting number for the block is for a 5.0 one peice r.m.s out of a 91 camaro all i got when i bought it was the block crank pistons and cam and lifters so i have no idea i assume some form of fuel injection but hopefully it will work well with a carburetor in my 83 berlinetta

five7kid

iTrader: (14)

No rods?

It will work fine with a carb.

nate perron

oh sorry yes it was a complete short block just all apart wich actually was nice because it was easy to take the crank to a shop and have it inspected and it didn't need any work just new bearings the block and everthing only cost me 50 bucks and I had the engine two years before I had a car to put it in