How to tell roller cam or not

[78C10BigTen]

Why don’t you drive it?

How do i tag you? I already posted it here.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

How do i tag you? I already posted it here.

By using the @ symbol and typing my screen name it will give you suggestions as you type then you pick the appropriate one. The avatar shows too.

 

[78C10BigTen]

@Honky Kong jr

Not well but it starts and runs. Smokes like an ol ***** and cant go over 40 but yes it runs. Hence why my square became my daily driver.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

@Honky Kong jr

Ok so it’s hurt a roller cammed Vortec would still be alive at that mileage...

 

[78C10BigTen]

Ok so it’s hurt a roller cammed Vortec would still be alive at that mileage...

Yea well at her age and health and abusive life and for only a mere $1500 she owes me nothing. Id like to replace the engine and keep it alive. Im curious to see whats really wrong with it though.

 

[78C10BigTen]

Yea well at her age and health and abusive life and for only a mere $1500 she owes me nothing. Id like to replace the engine and keep it alive. Im curious to see whats really wrong with it though.

Ok so it’s hurt a roller cammed Vortec would still be alive at that mileage...

Plus it was under 200 k when i got it so shes done her duty.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

Yea well at her age and health and abusive life and for only a mere $1500 she owes me nothing. Id like to replace the engine and keep it alive. Im curious to see whats really wrong with it though.

I traded the running TBI engine out of my 87 for a TH400 NP208. you could of had it I just got tired of looking at it and needed the adapter and input shaft out of the 208

 

[78C10BigTen]

I traded the running TBI engine out of my 87 for a TH400 NP208. you could of had it I just got tired of looking at it and needed the adapter and input shaft out of the 208

How long ago was that lol

 

[Honky Kong jr]

How long ago was that lol

A little bit ago. I don’t remember exactly.

 

[78C10BigTen]

A little bit ago. I don’t remember exactly.

I probly wasnt a member here yet. But sucks i missed it

 

[Honky Kong jr]

I probly wasnt a member here yet. But sucks i missed it

I think you were probably a newb tho lol

 

[78C10BigTen]

I think you were probably a newb tho lol

Still blows i missed out

 

[bucket]

To be perfectly clear, NO 350 TBI left the factory with a roller cam. All had hydraulic flat tappet from 1987-1995 installed in engines with L05 build code.
The part about the blocks being "roller ready" except for later years is true.

The way I view using a flat tappet cam with current oil formulations is like building your new engine dependant on leaded gas.

I do love the sweet music from a solid lifter cam though.

Trucks. Correct.
Cars got roller came in '87 when still carbed. Then retained the roller cam with TBI in '88.

The 4.3 v6 was in sqaurebodies at least as early as 1985, but probably even earlier. I know because my dad had a 1985 c10 with one.

I think '85 was the first year for the 4.3 across the board. Although the S10 didn't get them until '88 for some reason.

 

[rpcraft]

There ya go. Mine made it over 200 lol

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It's never too late to LS swap it!!!!

 

[Honky Kong jr]

It's never too late to LS swap it!!!!

BIG BLOCK.