I am rebuilding my 350 and they told me i need to replace my lifters and they are $160 for and i saw this kit in summit http://store.summitracing.com/partde...2&autoview=sku and i wanted to know if i would be able to use my stock rocker arms and my push rods or what do you think i would need i and would a high volume oil pump be better or or OE one thank you. I am only 16 so i am learning and in a tight budget.

 

what heads are you running? the push rods and rokers should be fine. the springs are what u need to worry about. they will prolly be fine to.

there is no need for a high volume pump in a stock speced or even mild engine unless u have a high capacity oil pan. if you run the high vol pump on the stock pan, you run the risk of pumpin the pan dry.

 

I am running the stock L98 heads and i just found out that my engine had a roller cam so that one dont work and i saw the roller cams and they are expensive so i just bought the lifters at summit for $115 and i will finish my engine what cam would you recommend me though for later on in the future once i have more money

 

what happend to your lifters? rollers should last quite a while when the oil is changed properly.

any hydraulic roller cam with a powerband that doesnt go over 5500 would be my guess. the tpi falls on its face at rpms over 5800 iirc. they also dont like alot of duration, and can run worse then stock with the wrong choice of cam. i personally have never owned a tpi car, so will have to let someone else give u advice on cam selection. or u can just call comp and they will shoot straight with u.

good luck.

 

its because my friends dad is a mechanic and he has rebuild chevy engines for 15years so he is showing me how to rebuild my engine only he tells me its better to change the lifters right now then once the engine is on the car also since i dont know if they have changed the oil in the engine properly because i bought it about two months ago

 

ah i see, so has he inspected the lifters personally? kinda wierd he would rec new rollers as they reduce friction drasticlly and last a long time. but it wont hurt replacing them. im sure he has his reasons, but just remember, engine builers have high standards when there name is on the line.
i run a solid roller lifter, and have cracked a few before, but this is in an engine that lives around 7500rpms.

 

no he hasnt inspect them but he told me that he has rebuild engines and then after the lifters go out so he told me if you wnat to rebuild right or mickey mouse way how some peolple do by just changing gaskets do you know how to check them by any case and what would you recommend me tpi or carb he told it would be better with carb than tpi but i am not sure

 

first off (not to be a dik), use punctuation. its really hard to read what ur saying.

2. is this engine out of the car? do you have it torn down? if so grab a lifter, look at the main body and check for any cracks(wich i doubt u will have any), then check the roller tip, if it is siezed or extremely loose, u need new ones(along with a cam). if the engine is all sludged up i would soak the lifters in sovent for a night or two.

3.an average rebuild consist of pistons, rings, gaskets, bearings,oil pump, freeze plugs. but a new cam and lifters is not a bad idea.

this mickey mouse shlt he is talking about would be just a reseal.

if you are rebuilding this engine the right way, i need to know what year this engine/car is, what your hp goals are, is this a daily driver, any strip use, and what is your budget? i cant really help you with out more info.

btw, are u doubting ur buddys dad?

 

Yes the engine is out of the car and tore down(only have put the the crank and the pistons in it), the engine is from a 89 iroc z and it is going to be my daily driver, and i checked the lifters and two of them are loose so, i just ordered all the lifters. And i dont have a budget because i only work when their is work since i do deliverys for my parents(We have a party supply store), and no i dont have any doubt about my buddies dad because his sons have 4 K5 and have built 454 in them and go off roading

 

sounds good, you say you already replaced the pistons?
a decent cam for your setup would be a 2032 i believe. from crane cams. or a comp that is similar. other then that i think u have it handled

 

Yea i already replaced the pistons, and i just got the heads put on it this morning i just need to know if i am going with my tpi system or gonna make it carburated

 

personally id go carb, max power potential and cost effective.

 

I'd keep the TPI if I were you, unless your in a pinch for money.

And no you will not have to replace your roller lifters.
I sure didn't mine were fine. I spent $230.00 on a roller cam and replaced the springs on the heads. And I was good to go.

 

its because i am not sure either getting a monte carlo ss i seen for $750 or an iroc for $1000 to put the engine in, so i was thinking of going into carb if i get the ss and what would i need to make a carb car into FI. and Tenpin842 what cam did you put in it and was it $230.00 with the cam and the springs or seperate

 

i pm'd you iroc a 86 berli

 

$230.00 was the cam alone.
Part Number:104224 Grind Number:POWERMAX 2032

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