Re: Racer Brown

[Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>]

As an additional note on the different push rod lengths, when I went from the stamped to roller rockers, I had to change pushrods.  When I used a solid lifter while checking the piston clearnace (higher lift cam), I needed to use a different length push rod. Bottom line is from my experience if you change lifer types or rocker types, be prepared to change push rods.  
 
Akron Don Gallimore



----- Original Message ----
> From: William Cole <wedge64@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sat, April 10, 2010 8:38:37 AM
> Subject: RE: Racer Brown
> 
> This may help or not but here goes. I was running a Mopar solid lifter
cam in 
> my 440 block engine. I switched to the Racer Brown hydraulic cam
and tried 
> using the same pushrods that was in the motor. They were too
long and the 
> valve hit the piston. I had to buy a set of stock length
pushrods and 
> everything worked fine after that. 
It seems the lifter is a different height 
> than a hydraulic lifter so the
solid lifter pushrods wouldn't work.
And 
> you also have to have the proper valve springs designed for the cam
you are 
> using.

Bill C.
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:49:52 -0400, "Steven 
> Charette"
<> href="mailto:stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> said:
> 
> Bill,
>     A couple if 
> questions:  Did you check piston to valve clearance?  Do
> you 
> have oversize valves in the heads?  What ratio rockers are you 
> using?
> Are the springs binding (opening to the point that the coils are 
> all
> touching and no more movement is available?
> 
> SC 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Harrison 
> [mailto:> href="mailto:bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx";>bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, 
> April 07, 2010 11:25 PM
> To: > ymailto="mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx"; 
> href="mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx";>1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Subject: Re: Racer Brown
> 
> A little back ground on this 
> subject:::
> I bought a Cam Dynamics Roller Cam from an ebayer but when I 
> installed it
> along with the roller lifters and rockers, as I was 
> rotating the crank to
> cold set the lifter lash, it started bending push 
> rods.
> Nothing is binding  in the valve train.
> I have Crower 
> push rods and have bent 2, along with 6 small block push
> rods.
> 
> The lobes on the cam are just too high and are over compressing the
> 
> springs
> and causing the push rods to bend.
> The guy swears he had 
> it in a 440 for less than a summer with no
> problems.
> If any body 
> has a theory, please let me know.
> Later
> Bill
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 4/7/10, Gary H. <> href="mailto:spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx";>spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Gary H. <> ymailto="mailto:spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx"; 
> href="mailto:spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx";>spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> Subject: Re: Racer Brown
> > To: > ymailto="mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx"; 
> href="mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx";>1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> > Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 7:57 PM
> > 
> > It think 
> it is listed on the 62-65 site's vendor page in the "Engine" 
> > 
> section.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Gary H.
> > 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> >  
> > 
> >
> > >
> > >Does someone have the phone number for 
> Racer Brown
> > Co.?
> > >I remember someone posting it a 
> while back but I did
> > not save it.
> > >
> > 
> >Thanks
> > >Bill Harrison
> > >65 Coronet 2 dr 
> post
> > 
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