Lifter question

[Mercracer]

Well, I already got the cam, will it work on a roller block?

The block doesn't care. As was mentioned, you would just have to match the distributor gear material with the cam material. You can get a reman 1985 Mustang 5-speed distributor which has a steel gear for use with roller cams for cheap.

[turbo2256A]

Another thought additives in oil that were there to prevent wear on flat tappet cams such as zinc has been removed from most oils. This makes cam break-in a bit tougher. Be shurre to follow manufactures direction use there lobe and lifter coatings and oil additives. Run the engine at manufactures RPM sugestions Shell Rotilla 15 -40 diesel oil is one oil that hasnt changed yet but have been told its changing soon. Comp Cams has a warnig of this on there web site. The solution is the roller followers and flat tappets with special oil feed groves and holes also tools to grove the lifter bores in the engine.

[DuceAnAHalf]

When i broke my flat tappet cam in i used the Crame Cams Lifter Break-in Lube. Not sure how well it works, but i did not burn a lobe when i started it.