Cam on top of roller rocker

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Cam on top of roller rocker

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I saw this design on a Comp Cams catalog, years ago. Aluminum, gold anodized rocker. Shaft mounted, roller, for cam lobe about half-way between shaft and roller tip, over valve. Comp claims plausible deniability. Anybody ? I can make from scratch, prefer not to.
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That's called a "finger follower", and they've been around for decades. Go look at any new ford engine with overhead cams.
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Thanks Mike. Shame that the skilled tech's at Comp Cams wouldn't know of this ?
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So far, all I'm finding is oem, stamped steel, ball pivot on one end, roller in middle and scrub pad on the other. Any thing better than this ? Aftermarket ?
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Jesel makes them.
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