351w Non Roller Cam In 86 Roller 302?

[stang96gts]

I have an 86 mustang motor in my 84 bronco. I want to get the comp cam 260H
4x4 torque cam but it is for a 351W which isn't roller and my 86 5.0 is. Do I just need to get the cam and flat tappet lifters, throw them in and go??

 

[BLADE262US]

Absolutely not the 5.0 has a steel cam not a cast one it is alot harder . You have to get a cam specifically for the roller motor . Comp cams does make a bunch for that motor but do not just throw in a regular cam or youll be rebuilding the motor also the distributor in your roller 5.0 is about an inch longer at the end than a regular non roller 5.0 and the gear on the end of the distributor is made of brass rather than being a cast gear so if you change the distributor to like an msd you have to change the gear that drives it too and that gear is like $50 . You could use a regular cam in this block if you were too change the distributor to the non roller style use a non roller cam and change the pushrods to non roller and the rocker arms to the pedestal mount non roller motor variety . Hope this helps