Roller Cams in Stock Eliminator?

Plenty of racers here spinning North of 8 without any issues. Correct cam, correct lifters, correct springs -installed correctly and the burnout kept down- there are no issues. Of course if you don’t pull the valve covers to inspect/adjust then yes you will have issues.

My bet is NHRA has no intention of changing this spec to add double the costs to stock eliminator…

[Casey Miles]

My issue is that the hydraulic engine cars went to solid lifters didn't receive hp, yet since my combo came from the factory with solids, the combo automatically got hp. Now you want roller cams with no hp penalties, just not right.

Casey Miles
248H Stock

[B Parker]

Barry, I'm not saying you can't do it with the good lifters. And I agree I don't see it getting changed. Not enough racers have blown their stuff up yet. I wonder what that number will have to be before they change a rule. To set something straight there are a heck of a lot more flat tappet lifters in motors than just the high HP Big Block Chevy's. MY brother blew his small block Chevy up with Schubeck lifters. Took him over a year to get a good set of lifters. Todd says we can all do it with soft cams and lifters. You know like we did 25 years ago. He's right but we all know your going to slow down a bunch. If you're running a competitive class good luck in heads up runs. I'm not good with the Dodge/ Chrysler stuff. Maybe someone can help me out here. Back 15 plus years ago I ran a 69 Camaro. It ran ok (B/SA). But from one year to the next a Chrysler car went from just running ok in B/SA to flying the next year. I was told by a fellow racer that NHRA approved the NASCAR motor for the combo that it never came with. Anybody remember what year that was? BP

[B Parker]

Casey you should start a new thread and call it just not right. I bet it could fill several pages. BP

[B Parker]

Hey Todd, didn't you run high 9.50's in A. I haven't scared 70's and your trying to tell me how to slow my car down. Don't need your help I can do that on my own. LOL BP

Originally Posted by B Parker

Hey Todd, didn't you run high 9.50's in A. I haven't scared 70's and your trying to tell me how to slow my car down. Don't need your help I can do that on my own. LOL BP

There is a guy up in Massachusetts that has an orange Camaro, quite famous in fact. He is faster than all of us and he has basically your combo. I think he is run 60s in B so you may want to take that post and rework it a little.

What does the combo that can be run in the car I race have anything to do with roller lifters for flat tappet stockers? Is that the new tactic/redirect?
You know I still have my Firebird, and I don’t have 1/10 of
the parts that you guys are allowed in your Chevrolets, so I really don’t want to hear about which fair and what the car came with then so on. I’ve been around this game a decent amount of time, I’ve seen the progression that your engine family has gone through from where it came from.
Barry anytime you build something is the best of everything and always very fast. I applaud you. Thanks for bringing up the availability of parts. Why don’t you try to find out what the leadtime is on a set of Jesel keyed lifters for a big block Chevy and cost while you’re at it. Because I’m sure when the roller lifters are allowed, that’s the lifters you will be buying for your engine.
Keep pushing for super stock, rules and parts and one day that’s what we’ll all be racing whether we like it or not

Originally Posted by B Parker

Barry, I'm not saying you can't do it with the good lifters. And I agree I don't see it getting changed. Not enough racers have blown their stuff up yet. I wonder what that number will have to be before they change a rule. To set something straight there are a heck of a lot more flat tappet lifters in motors than just the high HP Big Block Chevy's. MY brother blew his small block Chevy up with Schubeck lifters. Took him over a year to get a good set of lifters. Todd says we can all do it with soft cams and lifters. You know like we did 25 years ago. He's right but we all know your going to slow down a bunch. If you're running a competitive class good luck in heads up runs. I'm not good with the Dodge/ Chrysler stuff. Maybe someone can help me out here. Back 15 plus years ago I ran a 69 Camaro. It ran ok (B/SA). But from one year to the next a Chrysler car went from just running ok in B/SA to flying the next year. I was told by a fellow racer that NHRA approved the NASCAR motor for the combo that it never came with. Anybody remember what year that was? BP