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rontiac 03-16-2022 05:21 PM

new hydraulic rollers.......
 
So, I'm wondering if there's any feedback yet on the new evolution hydraulic roller lifters from comp cams.................

https://www.compcams.com/evolution-r...set-of-16.html

They look promising............especially since I lost a lobe on my cam and need to purchase new lifters.

I see they're new, I got the email today, but am wondering if anyone has any info on the low down.

77 TRASHCAN 03-16-2022 05:26 PM

After a quick look, I'm not understanding how the lifter body stays in the bore, to keep from turning???

JLMounce 03-16-2022 05:33 PM

The photos on the site state "not actual photo" on each of them. I'm sure there's a link bar, but marketing hasn't created brand specific photos yet.

I too am waiting on some reviews for these.

AG 03-16-2022 07:00 PM

After reading online reviews and several articles about them, and talking to the lead engineer I got a set of Johnson HR lifters. They are fully manufactured and heat treated in the US.

tom s 03-16-2022 07:18 PM

The lifters before this were made in the US by Shaver Enterprise in SoCAl.The new lifters look exactly alike except for the insert of the metering system.Have not talked to anyone that has got a set of them yet?Tom

tom s 03-16-2022 07:20 PM

Site says avail "soon"Tom

Schurkey 03-17-2022 01:08 AM

Appears to use a link-bar system at the top of the lifter.
https://www.compcams.com/pub/media/c...85701-16_1.jpg

What's with the "high-performance" circlip holding the lifter together, with the low-performance wire clip hiding inside the "Hydraulic Cartridge"?

BUT if the photo isn't of the actual product...

I like how they talk about patented features without actually listing the patent number.

Brentco 03-17-2022 02:00 AM

From the description, it kind of sounds like the point of these new lifters was to design around QC/production tolerance issues in the current manufacturing. Instead of fixing the QC for its existing lifters, Comp designed a new lifter that doesn’t need as exacting QC?

rontiac 03-17-2022 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schurkey (Post 6327305)
Appears to use a link-bar system at the top of the lifter.


What's with the "high-performance" circlip holding the lifter together, with the low-performance wire clip hiding inside the "Hydraulic Cartridge"?

BUT if the photo isn't of the actual product...

I like how they talk about patented features without actually listing the patent number.


I thought I read that the clips are there so they can be rebuilt?

I could understand having the rebuild function if they were used for racing applications, like solid rollers in extreme conditions. Why would you want to rebuild hydraulic rollers that I think would mostly be used in street applications.............?

Sounds like another case of planned obsolescence..........:bolt:

grivera 03-17-2022 07:47 AM

There was a thread about this sometime ago. The way I understand it having the insert function allows all lifters in this series to be produced with a specified bore so easier to control tolerance. Theoretically, if one gets a "ticker" just replace the cartridge instead of the whole lifter.

78w72 03-17-2022 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom s (Post 6327226)
Site says avail "soon"Tom

shows "in stock" now & lets you add it to cart & place the order.

these look like a nice design & says they can be rebuilt by the owner in their garage if/when needed. claims to cure the noisy ticker issues of previous designs. will have to wait for the reviews when people start using them....

Lee 03-17-2022 10:07 AM

I've had a set for a few weeks now. They are for a car that probably won't be on the road until the summer, so it will be a while before I know how well they do/don't work.

Schurkey 03-17-2022 10:30 AM

Folks have been rebuilding lifters since hydraulic lifters were invented.

The lifters in my K1500 were pulled-apart for cleaning and inspection. Nothin' to it--if the lifter is basically healthy to begin with.

My guess is that "rebuilding" in the Comp Cams sense means "throw away the "cartridge" and buy new ones."

70GS455 03-17-2022 12:10 PM

Can't rebuild hydraulic roller lifters with the link bar riveted in at home

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rohrt 05-05-2022 09:14 PM

I'm trying to get some feedback from Butler if they have used these lifters.

rohrt 05-07-2022 07:25 AM

Thought some find this reply back from Butlers interesting:

"The 85701 Pontiacs lifter itself hasn’t been out that long, but the cartridge inside the new style lifters is from overhead cam engines so there are literally a million of those out there running for many years. Also they’ve been testing the LS version of these lifters for about a year both in engines on the dyno, on the Spintron and in cars.
We build and tested a couple of engines with them with no issue.

As with every part, it’s the engine builders call. We’ve had literally every part that we use from every manufacturer fail at some point, including Johnson lifters... "

grivera 05-07-2022 08:46 AM

Great info!

Tim Corcoran 05-08-2022 03:58 PM

Hyd Roller Lifters
 
Not sure if the new comps will be anything special or not but, I believe the best Hyd Roller currently available for Pontiac are the Made in the USA Johnsons

https://butlerperformance.com/i-2445...tegory:1234800

rohrt 05-12-2022 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Corcoran (Post 6340821)
Not sure if the new comps will be anything special or not but, I believe the best Hyd Roller currently available for Pontiac are the Made in the USA Johnsons

https://butlerperformance.com/i-2445...tegory:1234800

and currently not available

TCSGTO 05-12-2022 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rohrt (Post 6341880)
and currently not available

Wow! They have almost doubled in price in just a few short years


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