Converting 400 to a roller valvetrain

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Feb 24, 2002 | 04:49 PM

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Converting 400 to a roller valvetrain

A friend has a 4 bolt Chev 400..He want to convert to a roller cam setup as cheap as possible..It doesnt have the middle bolt holes like the 87 and up small blocks..ITs going to be a street setup with the motor not going over 6000 RPM

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Feb 24, 2002 | 06:22 PM

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Search this board for the word "retrofit", the topic has been covered several times in the last couple of days.

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Feb 24, 2002 | 07:49 PM

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It's easy. You need the roller cam, retrofit hydraulic roller lifters ($250 or so) and a cam button to keep it from "walking". The whole thing would cost you a lot of dough for minimal gain.