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mike the snake (Guest)

Can you please elaborate on why solid roller cams are disastrous?

If the lash is checked regularly, shouldn't they last?

I can totally understand there being a "finer edge", like if not adjusted properly or allowed to have enough lash to start hammering stuff, but why else is solid roller so bad for the street?

My engine is a case example here as we all know, but I think there were some other factors in play in my engine's case (like abuse, and overreving, and age).

I always thought the main difference between solid and hydraulic was solids were capable of more performance (higher rpm's), but needed to be regularly adjusted, religiously.

What else about solid roller cams is so bad?

Just more stuff to go bad?

What about the solid roller cam on Bdud's engine caused this failure?

5/4/155:12 PM

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