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anyone running Pro Toplines with a roller cam?

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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 11:32 AM
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Car: '87 Camaro LT
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anyone running Pro Toplines with a roller cam?

what length pushrods did you use? i put my heads on and the stock length (7.195") pushrods are too short, the rockers hit the edge of the spring retainers. a guy from the shop where i got my heads came over and took a look and said i only need .100" longer. what's everyone else using?
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 11:38 AM
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Don't guess....

Go buy / borrow / beg / steal a pushrod length checker...

I've used this one before

http://www.powerhouseproducts.com/st...LENGTHCHECKERS
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 11:42 AM
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Doesn't matter what everyone else is using. First off, theirs might not be right either; and second, they may or may not have the same block deck height, head gasket, cam, and rockers that you have.

The ONLY way to get it really right is to check YOUR ENGINE with a variable pushrod, AFTER it's been built, as I've posted for you before.
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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The iron lightnings require +.100 pushrods. because the head is .100 thicker.
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