Overlap Triangle

Danny Bellmore said

I finished tearing the engine down. Seems like losing a bronze gear plays hell with everything. I’ll be sending my block to the machine shop this week. One thing I’m confused by is a local engine builder suggested that I go from a solid roller back to a solid flat tappet cam. Isn’t this like taking a step backwards?
I was taken back by that suggestion.

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There is no way I would go from a solid roller to a SFT for ANY reason.

You've already spent the money for the SR stuff and that's the hard part.

That roller is much more reliable than a SFT. I think some people confuse the lower spring loads of the SFT make it more reliable. It's not.

No way would I change that out. The gear issue is bad though. That still wouldn't sway me from the roller.

EDIT: I just read your last post. No way in hell am I running a bracket car with SFT lifters. That's a huge step backwards in any case.