Converting TBI to roller...?

[ck80]

Helpful tip from popular science while doing engine work...

 

[Supercharged111]

LT1 Caprice cam is about indistinguishable from a stock L31 cam which is 191/196 .420/.430" lift, 111 LSA 109 ICL. Ramjet/marine cam is 196/206 .440/.460" lift 109LSA and 106ICL. I put a Ramjet cam in my 350 Vortec powered truck with some 1.6:1 roller rockers and got a nice boost everywhere with no changes to the tune. TBI cam was insanely weak, GM crate replacement is 166/175 .382"/.402" lift, 112LSA 112 ICL. We put a Vortec cam in a friend's TBI truck motor and it ran like stock. I think the only thing to add to your list is a cam retainer plate. I ended up giving my friend all the crap for a roller conversion as I had multiple sets laying around.

 

[MrSony]

Helpful tip from popular science while doing engine work...

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I'm just recycling it's fine

 

[ssn696]

I'm just recycling it's fine

Make some new tires with it.

 

[64nailhead]

You're on a path of spending a pile of money with no real needed gain for the application. And listening to your prereq's for disposing of the vehicle - you're about to piss away a small pile of Benjamin's.

With that in mind, saving a SBC roller block for a future build is GREAT idea. A truly budget 400hp SBC build starts with a good, unbored roller block. Topped with a set of stock style Vortec heads, with a cam similar to a Comp XE 268 roller and a set of long tubes = TIRE BURNER.

 

[Texas82GP]

Just put it back together.

 

[ck80]

You're on a path of spending a pile of money with no real needed gain for the application. And listening to your prereq's for disposing of the vehicle - you're about to piss away a small pile of Benjamin's.

With that in mind, saving a SBC roller block for a future build is GREAT idea. A truly budget 400hp SBC build starts with a good, unbored roller block. Topped with a set of stock style Vortec heads, with a cam similar to a Comp XE 268 roller and a set of long tubes = TIRE BURNER.

Just put it back together.

If that we're the case the world would've been deprived of the likes of the BBC burb thread. Where's the fun in that sort of world?

 

[Supercharged111]

If that we're the case the world would've been deprived of the likes of the BBC burb thread. Where's the fun in that sort of world?

Do I need to do a search? I feel like this was before my time.

 

[64nailhead]

Do I need to do a search? I feel like this was before my time.

100+ pages to confirm what he was told about 5 times in the 1st page. It had all of the emotions from helpful, sad, disdain, comfort, sarcasm, hilarity, anger, diligence, wasteful, boastful, educational………and another 8-10 emotions.

‘Hey, the cam’s out of that’ …………….

 

[ck80]

Do I need to do a search? I feel like this was before my time.

And, you won't find it.... when the first post of the thread was deleted, the whole glorious thread went away too