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Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-25-2022, 09:55 PM
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Posted By Jay S
Those have been out of stock on that site, if he...

Those have been out of stock on that site, if he has any they are fairly old stock. Judging by the price, probably have been out of stock for several years. If you want to get an idea of how much...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-30-2022, 06:43 PM
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Posted By Jay S
HH62, I am sure we could all learn something from...

HH62, I am sure we could all learn something from what it takes to get something durable enough for cams for aviation. Kind of what I recall is aircraft engines use steel cams and chilled iron...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-30-2022, 02:30 PM
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Posted By Jay S
Are you talking about your DZ 302 engine Larry? ...

Are you talking about your DZ 302 engine Larry? Didn’t DZ cranks use tufftrided forged cranks? I don’t recall SBC nitriding factory cast cranks.


With the lash not budging after 50K miles,...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-30-2022, 10:57 AM
Replies: 152
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Posted By Jay S
I am sure you are correct on that. Maybe...

I am sure you are correct on that. Maybe flaking maybe isn’t the best wording. Gulling might better description, all I can do here is try to describe what a nitrided cam looks like when it fails,...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-29-2022, 09:03 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 17,017
Posted By Jay S
Having Nitriding flake was only in regard to a...

Having Nitriding flake was only in regard to a cheap HFT lifter on a Nitrided HFT cam. Mostly because of the effect of the nitriding on the metallurgy of the cast cam core’s used for HFT cams and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-28-2022, 04:08 PM
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Posted By Jay S
Did the Johnson rep say they made flat tappets...

Did the Johnson rep say they made flat tappets lifters for anyone? I am still pretty positive they made Isky’s flat tappet lifters up till a few years ago. Since they are in partnership of some of...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-28-2022, 01:03 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 17,017
Posted By Jay S
Nitriding lifters the thin layer of the nitriding...

Nitriding lifters the thin layer of the nitriding will just flake off.

When a cam is nitrided and used with crappy soft metal lifters like what is being sold now by a lot of companies the cam...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-28-2022, 10:03 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 17,017
Posted By Jay S
Currently Hylift Johnson does not make lifters...

Currently Hylift Johnson does not make lifters for Sealed power, elgin, Melling, or Speed pro. Those are likely all oversea garbage like the lifters Pual K has pictures of with the bottom of the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-28-2022, 08:13 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 17,017
Posted By Jay S
The Delphi hardened foot lifters, which Melling...

The Delphi hardened foot lifters, which Melling and many other companies sold as the 951# part number are apparently not being made right now. The plant in Mexico stopped making them.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-24-2022, 10:31 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 17,017
Posted By Jay S
It makes you wonder how this is working out for...

It makes you wonder how this is working out for Rhoads lifters. Made by HLJ, which is adding more $ to an already expensive lifter. Then on top of that they are continually 3 months out of stock!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-24-2022, 10:08 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 17,017
Posted By Jay S
Maybe you remember better than me Paul. I don’t...

Maybe you remember better than me Paul. I don’t think Crower ever listed lifters as being Johnson’s in the past. I think all the Crowers were Johnson’s, so there was no need for different pricing...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-24-2022, 09:01 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 17,017
Posted By Jay S
Here is an example of Crower’s “Johnson”cam saver...

Here is an example of Crower’s “Johnson”cam saver lifters. Over $11 a lifter. Crower’s Pontiac offering is something different, priced cheaper. That is why I call the Pontiac cam savers the best...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-24-2022, 07:00 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 17,017
Posted By Jay S
Crower sells “Johnson” cam saver lifters for...

Crower sells “Johnson” cam saver lifters for other brands (ford). They are advertise that way, and priced that way (expensive).

The Crowers are not Eaton/Delphi…and they look just like what...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-24-2022, 11:54 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 17,017
Posted By Jay S
Just my opinion. But the Crower HFT cam shaver...

Just my opinion. But the Crower HFT cam shaver lifters are probably the best of the cheap HFT’s. I had a friend I picked a cam out for last week, and I suggested the Crower cam savers, which he...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-21-2022, 09:41 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 17,017
Posted By Jay S
Last I knew Hylift Johnson-Topline (HLJ) is...

Last I knew Hylift Johnson-Topline (HLJ) is working with a Foundry in Cleveland, Ohio, the switch took place in that 20’ time line Paul listed.

Johnson (not HLJ) quit making flat tappet lifters...
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