06-08-2016, 01:16 AM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Tucson, Az.
Posts: 7,494
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dataway
Does anyone run plain, no roller, solid lifters anymore?
My only experience with them has been on old motorcycles .... they make some noise, and need adjustment now and then, but they tend to be pretty bullet proof, rarely seen one fail.
Is there a reason they are not commonly used on hot rods these days?
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Just got done machining a 421 for darbikrash, and he is running a solid flat tappet cam that was nitrided. Running the Hylift/Johnson solid lifters with the EDM hole in them.
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