I'd be interested. Mike, would that be about $360 with lifters? I'd also do some independent Dyno work for you if you would like as well. Maybe we can work something out. Thanks Mike
4 or 5 years back, someone was selling tappet cam cores, and there was some discussion about who would mill them, and what specs they would mill them to. Would you have the option available to have them ground for an extra fee? I have an NOS Isky roller cam, but without the LIFTERS, it's a paperweight. Just for fun...how many aluminum heads would you have to sell to make the project worth doing? Not all of us are retired....It seems everyone and his brother are making 455 aluminum heads, and that's a niche market if I ever heard of one, but even the hotrod and custom guys are building nailheads for their projects. Weight and looks have their place, even if flow numbers aren't stellar.... a turbo ready exhaust casting is an idea. You came with a specific question, and we lunged at you like refugees at an aid station. I apologise for that, but it seems like we've been walking in a desert devoid of performance parts...We're just glad that you are WILLING to make parts for us. Dan
I'd definitely be interested in a hydraulic roller cam. An intake would be nice too! And honestly, I think anybody would be insterested in ANY new Nailhead parts.
Remember; Just call TA Perf and give us a tentative order. Price should be about $285.00 for the core only. Mike
I'm on board with a HR-Nailhead cam. I would like to see some specs. Anyone heard from Marty about the 4bbl that was supposed to be released last month? Mike
I called and put a tenative order in- it just means he has a commitment from me to buy, no charge to the credit card til the cam is ready.:gp:
Do I have interest? Hell yeah!!!! :beer Do I have $- no. But if it's available down the road, it's going in.:TU: Just don't know anything about this stuff.... ou:
I should be more specific - How would it work in regards to grinding the cam to spec? What info would be needed? How would we know what spec is right for our application? Thats what I was asking. Evidently I was pretty short in my first postou:
Mike, I put my reserve in, any thoughts (est.) on cost of the roller lifters? any concern on lifter bore strength? Roger
I'd be interested in one as long as you offered EFI compatable profiles. I'm always a fan of roller technology. Questions on the emplimentation side, what will ya'll be using for cam thrust control and retention without the seesaw of the angled lobes like a flat tappet?
To wkillgs, Isky made an "ultra rev" kit for the nailhead in the early '60s (or even late 50s) when the nailhead was mainstream. It had springs on top of the lifters. The Push Rods Auto Club of Waltham, MA had a Nailhead powered B/MR with the Isky kit.The number on the car was 322 - hmmm... It briefly held the AHRA national 1/4 mile record in 1960 or '61. On at least one occasion, with Wayne Murray at the throttle, it hit 10,000 rpm and stayed together.This is no BS and can be verified by several Push Rods members who were present.
Just called TA Performance and gave then a tentative order for a camshaft. This with the roller rockers will definitely make a more efficient engine out of the Nailhead.:beers2:
i know this is a tad old but you guys could of had a centrifical supercharger kit made by xsperformance but no one stepped up..most of us 350 guys are the same way sadly...for one reason or another so yea just step up and order them if you want them so it'll give vendors like ta to produce more products for our beloved buick engines :beers2:
Man I wonder what that sounded like!? Forged internals rule. I'm guessing they did it with solid lifters though not a roller cam.
Simon, my guess is that they used an Isky 505c roller cam with an Isky rev kit. I can't verify the actual rpm they rev'ed to-but a good friend of mine says he had a Nailhead in a street car back then and swears it would rev like a small block Chevy with the Isky roller cam and rev kit. I wonder if he got that motor after the PushRods were done with it-he is from the same area.?
Cool!:TU: What grinds will be available, and will they provide enough valve-piston clearance with stock pistons? Wish you guys would carry some affordable forged pistons to make this easier for us.... If $800 Ross forgings are required to run a decent cam, it makes it very difficult to commit to a roller setup.
