Last July, I had a solid roller lifter fail on my 454, destroying the cam and sending metal throughout the engine. I originally had this engine built 19 years ago, and have had it apart at least 6 times in 19 years. Each time was due to a solid roller valve train failure and the contamination that goes along with it.
I finally conceded that most of my failures could be traced to me not annually inspecting the lifters and not checking the lash often enough.
I have wanted to swap to a hydraulic roller setup and aftermarket aluminum heads for years now. Unfortunately it seemed like every time I had a valve train failure, money was tight and I just wanted it back on the road, so I ended up just fixing what I had to and staying with the solid roller, even though it was not the best fit for me.
This time I decided to save my money and make all the upgrades I have been wanting to do. I contacted Wolfplace a few months back and have been picking his brain about cylinder heads. I ended up ordering a set of 110 cc Brodix RR 270s with cnc chambers from him too replace my worked GM 990s.
About the same time I began seeking Wolfplaces advice, I began seeking Chris Straubs advice on camshaft and lifter selection. I ordered my cam and lifters from Chris last week also. Both Mike and Chris have been great, answering all of my questions [lots and lots of questions] over the past few months both on the phone and in emails. I can hardly wait to get the parts, put it together and see how it runs !!!
My combo
454 4 bolt main mark 4 9.8 deck
Wiseco 6073A Forged pistons 4.250 with 21.5 cc mini domes [closed chamber] .010 deck height.
Manley H beam steel rods
GM forged crank .020 under rods and mains, Summit SFI balancer.
Clevite H series bearings
Crane double roller timing chain.
Melling m77 high volume high pressure oil pump
System one oil filter
Mildon 7qt oil pan
Diamond stripper windage tray
Worked 990 heads 2.250 intake valves. Replacing with 110 cc cnc Brodix 270
Lunati voodoo 60232 SR, comp cams lifters, replacing with Straub hyd roller setup specs to be determined. 6700 rpm max
Crane gold rockers 1.7 ratio.
Edelbrock victor 454 o intake.
Demon 950 annular carb
MSD pro billet distributor.
MSD 7AL3 ignition
Headman Hussler 2 inch primary 3 inch collector full length headers.
Full length 3 inch exhaust with x pipe and magnaflow mufflers.
Hoping to gain lots of longevity in the valvetrain, and pick up some hp too.:beers:
I finally conceded that most of my failures could be traced to me not annually inspecting the lifters and not checking the lash often enough.
I have wanted to swap to a hydraulic roller setup and aftermarket aluminum heads for years now. Unfortunately it seemed like every time I had a valve train failure, money was tight and I just wanted it back on the road, so I ended up just fixing what I had to and staying with the solid roller, even though it was not the best fit for me.
This time I decided to save my money and make all the upgrades I have been wanting to do. I contacted Wolfplace a few months back and have been picking his brain about cylinder heads. I ended up ordering a set of 110 cc Brodix RR 270s with cnc chambers from him too replace my worked GM 990s.
About the same time I began seeking Wolfplaces advice, I began seeking Chris Straubs advice on camshaft and lifter selection. I ordered my cam and lifters from Chris last week also. Both Mike and Chris have been great, answering all of my questions [lots and lots of questions] over the past few months both on the phone and in emails. I can hardly wait to get the parts, put it together and see how it runs !!!
My combo
454 4 bolt main mark 4 9.8 deck
Wiseco 6073A Forged pistons 4.250 with 21.5 cc mini domes [closed chamber] .010 deck height.
Manley H beam steel rods
GM forged crank .020 under rods and mains, Summit SFI balancer.
Clevite H series bearings
Crane double roller timing chain.
Melling m77 high volume high pressure oil pump
System one oil filter
Mildon 7qt oil pan
Diamond stripper windage tray
Worked 990 heads 2.250 intake valves. Replacing with 110 cc cnc Brodix 270
Lunati voodoo 60232 SR, comp cams lifters, replacing with Straub hyd roller setup specs to be determined. 6700 rpm max
Crane gold rockers 1.7 ratio.
Edelbrock victor 454 o intake.
Demon 950 annular carb
MSD pro billet distributor.
MSD 7AL3 ignition
Headman Hussler 2 inch primary 3 inch collector full length headers.
Full length 3 inch exhaust with x pipe and magnaflow mufflers.
Hoping to gain lots of longevity in the valvetrain, and pick up some hp too.:beers:
