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Roller motor or not???

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Old 08-09-2009, 02:42 PM
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Roller motor or not???

In my 79 malibu wagon is a 88 camaro engine, so i'm able to use my badass moroso 7pt pan for the one piece rear main but my buddy game me a cam from his 79 camaro,its hyd and I wanted to know if my 88 305 camaro motor is a roller cam or not.??????
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Re: Roller motor or not???

An '88 passenger car engine should have been a roller - Everything from 1987-up. Even the 1987+ truck blocks were cast with the provisions for a roller, but some were built as flats.

Personally, I'd stick with the roller.
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Re: Roller motor or not???

agreed.^^^
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