Billet shaft rockers?

**kaisersteiner** · 11-21-2008, 09:47 PM

Anyone see any of these coming out for our cars?

**slideway** · 11-21-2008, 09:57 PM

Call jezel, They will make anything you want, It wont be cheap though!

**kaisersteiner** · 11-21-2008, 10:01 PM

I was hoping someone saw something at Sema...

**Hemi31** · 11-21-2008, 10:02 PM

there are rumors.....but thats all they are right now.

**1FST4DR** · 11-21-2008, 10:07 PM

Nothing at Sema.I looked too.I figured the first to have them would be Mopar.But nothing there for new Hemi..Rumor has it that Jesel has a set for 3k :(

**kaisersteiner** · 11-21-2008, 10:10 PM

They might be worth looking into further I think. I will drive over there and bother them next week

**PPP-TIM** · 11-24-2008, 02:18 PM

We spoke with Jesel, they want $4,700 for the rocker and machining needs to be done to the heads- so figure another couple hundred.

Pricey rockers!!

**1FST4DR** · 11-24-2008, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by PPP-TIM

We spoke with Jesel, they want $4,700 for the rocker and machining needs to be done to the heads- so figure another couple hundred.

Pricey rockers!!

So why not develope your own?Know a good machine shop with an in house engineer?

**elcobra44** · 11-24-2008, 02:29 PM

I spoke with Dan about this about a month ago.. I figured chrome molly would be a good material, but with the oil holes in the OEM rocker shaft, and how they function with that, I wasn't sure about how solid shafts would work..

**Hemi31** · 11-24-2008, 02:43 PM

Why the hell would you do solid shafts?What you want is a billet roller rocker that can handle lifts into the .600's comfortably......the shaft will always need to be hollow.....for lubrication and weight.The bigger issue is figuring out the rocker since it needs a hollow tube to pass oil into the pushrods and eventually the lifters.And even then we still need to heavily machine the valve guide so the seals will clear the higher lifts.

**Super T** · 11-24-2008, 02:48 PM

There's a lot more to this setup than just hogging them out of metal, unfortunately. But damn Tim, They wanted $4,700? That's criminal.

**BobCrespo** · 11-24-2008, 03:46 PM

Guy's Call and ask T&D when they will have something.I've been pestering the Owner and Head Engineer for the past 2 years at a racers dinner we attend every year.I'll be seeing them again in Feb.Maybe if they know that I'm not the only one asking more will get done.
I had a nice discussion with Larry Torres last year he mentioned that steel would be the way to go due to the limited space in order to avoid Jesel's approach.I explained that a completely remachined head wouldn't fly but a Street/Strip bolt on system with improved geometry and slightly increased lift capability would sell like crazy.
Here's the contact info www.tdmach.com
(775)884-2292
We've used their Rockers for years on our cars I prefer T&D to Jesel myself.
Bob