Has anyone gone to solid lifters & has a comparision between the two?
With a solid lifter camshaft you can rev it past 6000 rpms & will not have lifters pump up.
Also you can get over .500" lift very easy with the solid lifters.
I know comp cams & several other manufacturers offer a solid lifter with a .012" oil hole in the center of the lifter contact area for extra lubrication to prevent wiped camshaft lobes.
Nitriding hardness is also an option offered by several camshaft grinders to combat wear.
I have been using nitrided distributor gears with great success.
The hardened gear in my engine is still not wearing even with a scored camshaft gear caused by possibly a melling oil pump with internal scoring & too much oil pressure & from soft aftermarket distributor gears.
My next engine will have a solid lifter camshaft for the extra performance available at higher engine speeds. Bill
With a solid lifter camshaft you can rev it past 6000 rpms & will not have lifters pump up.
Also you can get over .500" lift very easy with the solid lifters.
I know comp cams & several other manufacturers offer a solid lifter with a .012" oil hole in the center of the lifter contact area for extra lubrication to prevent wiped camshaft lobes.
Nitriding hardness is also an option offered by several camshaft grinders to combat wear.
I have been using nitrided distributor gears with great success.
The hardened gear in my engine is still not wearing even with a scored camshaft gear caused by possibly a melling oil pump with internal scoring & too much oil pressure & from soft aftermarket distributor gears.
My next engine will have a solid lifter camshaft for the extra performance available at higher engine speeds. Bill