<VV> Question regarding Summit stamped SBC Roller Rockers in Corvairs

Dave Morris BigD@DaveMorris.com
Fri, 07 Jan 2005 11:54:24 -0600


You would be remiss in your fiduciary duties if you didn't jump in!  I used 
Clark's only as a point of reference, not as an exclusive reference.

Dave Morris


At 03:36 PM 1/6/2005 -0800, you wrote:

>Or you can get the same thing from Corvair Underground for $111.00. Sorry 
>couldn't resist - it's just who i am and I've learned not to beat myself 
>up over it (!). Lon
>
>www.corvairunderground.com
>
>Dave Morris wrote:
>
>>The consensus (I believe) among Corvaviators (just made that up) is that 
>>roller rockers don't contribute much to an aircraft engine in the RPM 
>>range we're dealing with, and add a lot of unknowns (grinding out the 
>>slot sides, custom pushrods, different geometry, unproven flight history, 
>>etc.).  You can get stock ones from Clarks for $134 that have thousands 
>>of flight hours on them of proof that they work.
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