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A Chevy 305 with a roller cam will have MORE power than a 305 with a flat tappet cam if both are installed in the same engine. The horsepower of any 305 depends on what all is done to the engine. Changing from flat tappet to roller will gain some. There are other ways to increase horsepower and there are other ways to increase torque.
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Does the 1991 305 in a caprice use a hydraulic roller cam?
It is a hydraulic camshaft, Not a roller cam. Chevy did not start using roller cams until late 1995
1997 Chevy 305 have hydrilc lifters?
YES it does and it is a roller cam and hydraulic lifters.
Does a 1990 chevy 305 have a roller cam?
If it's a HO then it definitely does, if its the normal one, you might not.
Does a 1992 305 come with a hydraulic roller cam?
The 92 did not have a roller cam in it.
How can you get 400horsepower out a Chevy 305 smallblock?
It could be done with high compression, big valves, and a roller cam, or a supercharger, or nitrous oxide.
Valve adjustment on a 305 solid roller cam?
Follow the recommendations from the cam manufacturer.
What is needed to change over a 305 Chevy's engine roller cam to a hydraulic lifter flat tappet cam?
You do not want to change from a roller camshaft to a hydraulic flat tappet cam! that would be adding friction to you engine(bad plan). you can go from a flat tappet to a roller cam but no one offers a kit to erase technology, or subtract horsepower.
1987 IROC Z-28Did they build a roller cam 305?
yes
Will Chevy 350 cam fit a 305?
The cams interchange.
Where is the cam shaft sensor on a 1997 Chevy 305?
It is in the Distributor.
Can you put a cam in a 1986 305 Chevy Caprice?
yes I can.
How can I tell if a Chevy 350 is a roller cam or flat tappet?
If it has center hold-downs on the rocker covers, it's probably a roller cam.
