Roller rockers are necessary when lift gets much above .550" or so. At those lifts, the rocker arms moves back and forth so much that it pushes the valve stem around, and wears out the guides. The E303 cam has .498" of lift. You could easily get away with standard stamped rockers if your budget is tight.
Rollers do decrease friction to a very small degree. If you're racing, and need every last little bit of HP lap after lap, it might be worth it. Otherwise.......
Also, I'm not a real fan of the Ford letter cams. They're OK, and will make more power than stock. But a SBF generally does better with a dual pattern cam. The exhaust ports are so mismatched to the intakes that a little extra help there goes a long way. A good comp cams part costs about the same.
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