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Old 01-25-2005, 11:08 PM
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Default roller cams 318 LA engine

what year did chrysler start using roller cams in the 318 I have an engine out of an '86 5th ave with roller cam. the dealer tells me they didn't start using that cam setup until '88, who to believe? I'm trying to squeeze alittle mor power from the engine and am having trouble finding a cam listing . I have NO eletronics or computer on the truck it's going in!
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Old 01-25-2005, 11:19 PM
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They started about 84 I htink, but some say 82, the earliest ive seen is a 84 block, couldve been a 85. I know wolverine cams make some aftermarket hyd roller, ive used them, they work pretty good. In my oppinion those roller heads arent the best for power, the pushrod hle is in the way, bad. That motor will run good in stock form anyway with headers.
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Old 01-26-2005, 11:44 AM
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Without going with the expense of a roller, a Comp or Highes Hyd. cam can do wonders.
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Old 01-27-2005, 03:20 AM
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Question Stock Roller cams, Philosophical

OK, I know nothing about Mopars after 74, For the most part, I think of post 74 are very dark years for mopar.

But this is the first I have heard about a factory roller cam in a 318. I don't doubt you guys, but can someone explain why the factory would have gone to the expense of installing a roller cam????

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Old 01-27-2005, 08:48 AM
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Boy are you behind he times there ... LOL!! First it was emissions reson on the 318 and 360's plus with less friction you get better milage and more power too. They came in everything from police cars to trucks and 5th ave. or just about anthing. The good thing about them is that the lifter bore is much taller and it makes for a great race block as far as stock pieces go.
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Old 01-27-2005, 08:51 AM
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By the way, after '74 is not the Mopar dark ages. Lots of great hi po cars came out after '74. I own a couple of those ... LOL!!
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They just lack the glory of the old days due to not having everything they did. Like Hi comp big blocks and hi HP numbers. Gross ratings changed everything. Smog equipment looks ugly. Styling took a hit.
Dark years, well, they did get gloomy, but not yet dark.

However, like said, some nice things did start to apear. Roller blocks and later, overdrive trannys.
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Thanks for the roller cam education, DWC.

That can be my 1 thing to learn today. So I can cruise for the rest of the day!

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Old 01-28-2005, 01:25 PM
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Thanks for the roller cam education, DWC.

That can be my 1 thing to learn today. So I can cruise for the rest of the day!

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oh god, here it comes
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You get tired of sheep and start doin chickens or somethin ........ LOL!!
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oh god, here it comes
Bwa aha ha ha ha and the rest of those posts!
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True, but they have a limited use. All you can do is.....eat them. Sheep, however, have other uses. They can be......eaten,.......they can be shorn,......and...........................they make great "friends"!
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True, but they have a limited use. All you can do is.....eat them. Sheep, however, have other uses. They can be......eaten,.......they can be shorn,......and...........................they make great "friends"!
Jeez, you are sick, y'all know, the last time i checked, this was a thread about roller cam's, not "rollin round in the hay with sheep" as for the chicken, they're good for other things, egg's for example, theyre good fer throwin, i have a pair of wool gloves that keep my hands really warm. down dwc, the sheep is not still attached, so i have a question, who makes hyd roller cams. and when did they rollerize small blocks, does anybody actually know when? i would like to
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Jeez, you are sick, y'all know, the last time i checked, this was a thread about roller cam's, not "rollin round in the hay with sheep" as for the chicken, they're good for other things, egg's for example, theyre good fer throwin, i have a pair of wool gloves that keep my hands really warm. down dwc, the sheep is not still attached, so i have a question, who makes hyd roller cams. and when did they rollerize small blocks, does anybody actually know when? i would like to
You drew "first chicken"...........
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Best I can tell, they came out in '86 there, Chicken Boy!! LOL!!
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who makes bad ass cams for em, cmon guys, i had to mech my 360 magnum, oh yeah, who make sa dual quad tunnel ram for magnums, i need one for my duster motor
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No one makes a dual intake for a magnum. There's only two manifolds made for them. The edle junk and the Mopar M1 low end stealer. Everyone makes roller cams for them. Mopar,Comp, Crane, you name it. Just dont' expect any of them to be streetable except the Mopar comp. control cams.
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Old 01-30-2005, 01:12 AM
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No one makes a dual intake for a magnum. There's only two manifolds made for them. The edle junk and the Mopar M1 low end stealer. Everyone makes roller cams for them. Mopar,Comp, Crane, you name it. Just dont' expect any of them to be streetable except the Mopar comp. control cams.
ya, i got a dual quad for a 360LA, i guess ill have to redrill the holes, the cam in it is a 290 mech roller, the same one i used on my 318, itt'll be streetable, depending on what you consder streetable
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