350 roller cam install help
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350 roller cam install help
I just picked up a tbi 350, I'm wondering if I could install my roller cam from my TPI 305 into this block. It looks like I just need to drill the 3 holes for the spider to mount on. Has anyone done this?
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Re: 350 roller cam install help
Yes you can do that.
Just be careful not to go too deep: the "spine" running down the middle of the block is the main oil passage feeding the oil to all the crank (main & rod) and cam bearings.
You may also have to drill & tap the cam retainer bolt holes.
Just be careful not to go too deep: the "spine" running down the middle of the block is the main oil passage feeding the oil to all the crank (main & rod) and cam bearings.
You may also have to drill & tap the cam retainer bolt holes.
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Re: 350 roller cam install help
wouldnt have thought you would have to tap the retainer holes, the block architecture should be the same for all roller blocks. So as long as both blocks are roller cam blocks this shouldnt be an issue.
With regards to the actual install itself, look for some youtube videos on how to do it. oil it up, slide in and out whilst turning, repeat over and over again. As sofa said, thats the main oil feed, if you nick or scratch some bearings you can run into issues. Once its in, dont keep forcing it, put the retainer plate on and bolt it in.
With regards to the actual install itself, look for some youtube videos on how to do it. oil it up, slide in and out whilst turning, repeat over and over again. As sofa said, thats the main oil feed, if you nick or scratch some bearings you can run into issues. Once its in, dont keep forcing it, put the retainer plate on and bolt it in.
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Re: 350 roller cam install help
Look at the height of those bosses above the outside of the rest of the "spine". You don't want to go much farther in than that.
You'll hit the oil passage. The pressurized oil that keeps your bearings alive. Maybe nothing will happen; but, if a bolt decides to back out, you'll have a GIANT leak in your oil system, starving the bearings of oil. In short, the worst possible disaster you could create.
Don't drill all the way through. Put a piece of white tape on your drill bit or the like.
You'll hit the oil passage. The pressurized oil that keeps your bearings alive. Maybe nothing will happen; but, if a bolt decides to back out, you'll have a GIANT leak in your oil system, starving the bearings of oil. In short, the worst possible disaster you could create.
Don't drill all the way through. Put a piece of white tape on your drill bit or the like.
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Re: 350 roller cam install help
my bad i thought he was talking about the retainer on the shaft snout.
re:lifter spider - have fun with that
re:lifter spider - have fun with that
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Re: 350 roller cam install help
Do you have the original block/hardware from the TPI block? If you do, I would measure how deep it goes with a drill bit, then mark that depth on the bit so when you reach it, the tape is flush with the top of the boss. OR you can measure how far down the bolt goes from the BOTTOM OF THE BOLT HEAD to the end of the bolt. Punch a dimple right in the center and start with a smaller bit first, then work your way up. The only other thing i would be weary of is the tap is not the same width all the way down, you you may need to add a washer under the bolt head.
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Also when you tap use a ground down or bottoming tap to get maximum threads without having to go deeper
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Re: 350 roller cam install help
Ok sounds great, that's what I had planned. But yes, I have all the original roller cam stuff. Gonna use a LT1 cam in it.
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Re: 350 roller cam install help
Many truck blocks were not drilled and tapped for the lifter hold down retaimer or the front cam retainer. Also many of them did not have the area above the lifters machined deep enough to allow the lifter dog bones to seat correctly on the lifters.
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Re: 350 roller cam install help
I'm gonna measure my current roller motor and double check everything. But thanks for the heads up
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Re: 350 roller cam install help
Actually I am fairly certain they are not cut after looking at a picture I have of a roller cam equipped block. You can see where the cutter that surfaced the lifter bore cut into the back of the water jackets. Your block does not look like it has had this machining performed.