347 buildup
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 723
From: Washington
A stud girdle keeps the rocker studs from flexing and ultimately breaking off. This is generally not an issue unless you have some gargantuan valve spring pressures, which you will not have with a hydraulic cam of any kind so not neccessary for your motor. Besides, if you don't have the right valve covers, you can have clearance issues. Your block does have the holes drilled in the lifter valley for securing the lifter spyder, correct? If not, you are going to need to do that in order to run the hydraulic roller lifters unless you get link bar lifters which are very expensive.
Thread Starter
5th Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,258
From: So. California
Ok no stud girdle, I did upgrade to 7/16 studs though. Everything should be good to go for this weekend. I just torn right now with the whole aod 1 piece vs 2 piece input shaft and lockup vs non-lockup. Also trying to find how difficult it is to change the input shaft.
2nd Gear Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 271
From: ky
not to hijack but im in the same boat as you. just bought a stock 302 roller. my parts list will include forged 347 kit,afr 185 58cc, weiand stealth intake,anda xe282hr cam. yours will be done before mine though.
Thread Starter
5th Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,258
From: So. California
Cool...we are going to start on Sat. Hopefully have it finished late Sun. Maybe Mon because we are going to clean up the bay as well. Ill take a ton of pics and post them all.
Is it a good idea to port match the intake to the heads. Does the airgap intake or the heads need to be opened up?
Is it a good idea to port match the intake to the heads. Does the airgap intake or the heads need to be opened up?
Thread Starter
5th Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,258
From: So. California
Installed the camshaft...when I push the cam all the way in it does not line up properly with the lifter bores. The cam needs to be pulled out about 1/8th to line up properly. What gives?
