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Old 07-25-2020, 04:37 PM   #1
Greasey Harley
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Stroker or Roller?

Starting to build a fresh motor for the Lil' '68, and have acquired a 4 bolt 350 out of a 79 k10
1.94" heads
The blocks should make .040 over
Looks like the crank should make .010-.010
The block will be decked for optimal quench.
This motor will have king bearings, brass freeze plugs, high flow/low pressure oil pump, premium gaskets, double roller timing set, probably hyper-eutectic slugs, reconditioned rods, decent compression (9.75:1 ish), probably top it off with a well tuned Q-Jet

There is a little left over in the budget.
enough to get a Stroker kit ----> or a roller cam.Not both

SO... Stroker vs Roller?
I'm leaning toward roller, but never used a roller cam retrofit kit.
Anything I should know?
Would I be better off building a 383? I have built 383's before and been very pleased. What's not to like?
The improved profile of a roller cam might make a sweet running 350 that would be plenty for my little C10.
Fear of the unknown, however, is preventing me from pulling the trigger on a $500+ camshaft/lifter set.
I know what I'll get with a flat tappet 383
Ain't sure how that compares to a roller cam 350.

Don't give a $#!t about performance @ 5500 rip'ems, I don't drive around at red line, I am WAY more concerned about usable torque curve in the 1800 to 4500 rpm range


Long winded? sorry

Let me know what you think.
-Russ

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