Steven The whole stroker kit came from 440 Source and I am very impressed with it. All of the parts are made in USA. I had heard that their parts came from Korea and China but their web site said that their stroker kits were made in the USA so I took a chance and was blown away with the quality. I had the block decked and was worried about valve clearance so when I put the clay in the valve reliefs and found that much clearance I was surprised. I think that the problem is too much lift for the valve springs so I am going to get a solid cam and lifters from Racer Brown. Don Dulmage swears by Racer Brown and I think thats the way I'm going. I probably should have bought bee hive springs for the roller cam Live and learn. Between building this motor and putting 6 speed gears in my Indian Chief, I have been busy as a bee, at least until I ran into the trouble with push rods and the shifter assembly being the wrong one for the 6 speed gear set. Now I'm sitting at my computer twiddling my thumbs and waiting on parts. The wife just came up with a honey do list so my idle ways will stop...lol Later Bill --- On Fri, 4/9/10, Steven Charette <stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Steven Charette <stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: Racer Brown > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 1:04 PM > > Bill, > It sounds like you must have massive > valve reliefs in the pistons, > .190" is a bunch. > > With .475" of lobe lift the valve lift > with a standard 1.5 ratio > rocker would be roughly .712", which will bind most all > springs except those > made specifically for the higher-lift cams. Most > springs set up around > 1.900" installed height IIRC, and the last ones I used > showed bind at > 1.200". If the installed height is short, obviously > you have less room to > play with. > > Curious that you're only seeing it one > one side. What were the > installed heights on the springs - is it possible that the > driver's side > head has a taller installed height? It makes me think > that there may be > something else at play here, but if coil bind is definately > occuring, it's > pretty cut and dried. > > SC > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Harrison [mailto:bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 12:09 PM > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Racer Brown > > Steven > I check piston to valve clearances and have 190 thousandths > so that is no > problem. > I have 2.14 intakes and 1.81 exhaust valves with dual > springs. > The Spring coils are bottoming out so I am suspecting too > much lift on the > cam lobes. > I checked the lobes at their highest point and am getting a > reading of .470 > to .475 lift. > I have rotated the crank by hand and watched as the lifter > comes towards the > top of the lobe.....pop, there goes the push rod. I am now > using the push > rods out of my old poly 318 so I don't bend any more of my > crower push rods. > Takes most of the adjuster screw but they still work. > It is happening on the 2 - 4- 6 and 8 banks not the 1 - 3 - > 5 and 7 banks. > That is what is making this such a head scratcher. > Later > Bill > > --- On Fri, 4/9/10, Steven Charette <stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > From: Steven Charette <stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: RE: Racer Brown > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 11:49 AM > > > > 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:bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 11:25 PM > > To: 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. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > From: Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: Re: Racer Brown > > > To: 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 > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest > to > > only one person -- > > > directly to that person. 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