Who has had success with a roller cam big block?

[cdr]

Huges has the Melonized gear, note,,,, I would ONLY use the Johnson lifters, they are also very well known to have a lifter that solves the Gen 3 Hemi tick.

[Kern Dog]

Hughes melonized gears are almost $300 compared to under $200 for a Milodon bronze or this one from 440 source:



What would be the advantage of a melonized gear on a car that gets driven maybe 1500 miles a year?
440 source also has roller lifters made by Howards and Morel.

[b5blue]

Spend all this money, then get cheap? Do it right!  This is gonna make a great "Why did it fail" thread later. 

[John_Kunkel]

Huges has the Melonized gear,

Which begs the question, what material are hydraulic roller cams made of? Solid roller cams are usually billet steel while hydraulic rollers might be cast. The bronze and Melonized gear are only required with billet cams. 

[Kern Dog]

It isn't going cheap, Lipshitz. It is making an informed decision.
I see idiots at car shows with far more money than skill. The only thing some of them can do is check the oil and replace headlight door bumpers.
If you ask them about engine or suspension specs, they recite a list of things that their builder did for them.
When the car has a breakdown, they have it towed to a shop instead of doing a roadside fix themselves.
Which guy do you want to be?

[cdr]

Treated gear with shaft is $265.00, gear is 109.00, can be run on ANY cam