Roller Rocker Arm Situation

[Honky Kong jr]

I'm fearing that the extra length of the stud will either bottom out on the blind holes or protrude into the intake runners on the others..........

If you have guide plates you won’t need self aligning rockers. One or the other. Both will cause a binding situation or at least cause a potential for one. Well 16 lol

 

[bucket]

If you think it will be close, just check the depth of the blind holes. If you absolutely must use washers, use high grade, hardened washers.

 

[Ronno6]

If you think it will be close, just check the depth of the blind holes. If you absolutely must use washers, use high grade, hardened washers.

I'll check it our first.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

If you think it will be close, just check the depth of the blind holes. If you absolutely must use washers, use high grade, hardened washers.

Or cut the guide plate. Tying the 2 studs together will cut down on the possibility of flex. Just a thought.

 

[bucket]

Or cut the guide plate. Tying the 2 studs together will cut down on the possibility of flex. Just a thought.

Yeah, that's a good thought too.

 

[Rusty Nail]

I'm hard stuck at pushrod length.

But only because they are too short, obviously. Thanks for the pic. Easy to see the rocker reach is too far DOWN..it's just what it looks like.

I believe a pushrod length checker tool is a far better place to spend money than adjustable guideplates, almost always.
Aftermarket heads. +0.1

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[Honky Kong jr]

I'm hard stuck at pushrod length.

But only because they are too short, obviously. Thanks for the pic. Easy to see the rocker reach is too far DOWN..it's just what it looks like.

I believe a pushrod length checker tool is a far better place to spend money than adjustable guideplates, almost always.

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Come on man. People want to slap it together and bitch when it breaks. Then blame others for their poor workmanship. SMFH

 

[Rusty Nail]

I don't know if Ronno has decked his block, what thickness his head gaskets are and etc. BUT I do know that changing cylinder heads ESPECIALLY to an aftermarket brand , changes a great many aspects of valvetrain geometery and ol boy sure was quick to answer that they were "correct".

How do you know Ronno? They look too short to me.
And then I read the rest of the thread..../smh.

Self-aligning rockers is a good idea but it's not going to make the pushrods any longer.

Hope this helps!

 

[Honky Kong jr]

I don't know if Ronno has decked his block, what thickness his head gaskets are and etc. BUT I do know that changing cylinder heads ESPECIALLY to an aftermarket brand , changes a great many aspects of valvetrain geometery and ol buy sure was quick to answer that they were "correct".

How do you know Ronno? They look too short to me.
And thrn I read the rest of the thread..../smh.

Self-aligning rockers is a good idea but it's not going to make the pushrods any longer.

Hope this helps!

If they are 23 degee heads all bets are off.

 

[bucket]

I really can't tell 100% in the pictures, but I think the pushrod length is probably good.

 

[Ronno6]

Or cut the guide plate. Tying the 2 studs together will cut down on the possibility of flex. Just a thought.

I was going to propose that earlier.

 

[Ronno6]

I don't know if Ronno has decked his block, what thickness his head gaskets are and etc. BUT I do know that changing cylinder heads ESPECIALLY to an aftermarket brand , changes a great many aspects of valvetrain geometery and ol boy sure was quick to answer that they were "correct".

How do you know Ronno? They look too short to me.
And then I read the rest of the thread..../smh.

Self-aligning rockers is a good idea but it's not going to make the pushrods any longer.

Hope this helps!

Pushrods are Comp Cams 7808 and are 7.205" long for roller cam SBC.
Block decked .0012" and head gaskets .0015".
I had a quite lengthy post about that (quench and compression ratio.)

 

[Ronno6]

Come on man. People want to slap it together and bitch when it breaks. Then blame others for their poor workmanship. SMFH

If yoiu have followed any or my other threads about this build you would not place me in that category....
I seem to over-analyze everything!

 

[Honky Kong jr]

Pushrods are Comp Cams 7808 and are 7.205" long for roller cam SBC.
Block decked .0012" and head gaskets .0015".
I had a quite lengthy post about that (quench and compression ratio.)

I take it your running roller lifters then?

 

[Rusty Nail]

Oh yeahhhhhhh I remember you now.

Kinda.

Vaguely. Seems like a long time ago?

Oh yeah! New guy.
So that begs the question about where did you get that pushrod part number? And is that s stock replacement number orrrr? Cuz I still don't think they appear long enough. The rocker looks to be over extending and rolling off the tip of the valve? It looks scary bad dude.
How tight are they in the pix?