adjusting solid lifters
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adjusting solid lifters
Hey how often do you guys have to adjust your solid lifters?
i really wanna run them and i know you get a performance gain from them but i dont wannt be adjusting them every week
and also, how much do you drive the car per adjustment?
Thanks,
Danny
i really wanna run them and i know you get a performance gain from them but i dont wannt be adjusting them every week
and also, how much do you drive the car per adjustment?
Thanks,
Danny
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I was at a SCCA race recently and surprised to see most of the guys in SPO running solid lifters. But they do spin the motors to 7K-8K for an extended time. Maybe a durability issue more than a power issue for those guys.
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the all out race engines are solid lifter
and i know it has to be a cam made for it, the engine isnt built yet so thats not an issue
but the solid lifters dont compress any at high rpms like the hydrolic can. also, i was talking to a guy from edelbrock and he said they can better hold high rpms too and if your willing to adjust them then you could benefit a bit from them
and i know it has to be a cam made for it, the engine isnt built yet so thats not an issue
but the solid lifters dont compress any at high rpms like the hydrolic can. also, i was talking to a guy from edelbrock and he said they can better hold high rpms too and if your willing to adjust them then you could benefit a bit from them
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St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12
How many rpms do you intend to run? Morel offers hydrualic lifters you can run to 8000 rpms if you want but the engine had better be built to handle that kind of abuse. Limited travel so they dont pump up or down.
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You have to understand those are purpose built race motors from the bottom up.Unless you are going to spend a ton of money,hydraulics will do anything you could want and be far easier to live with.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
There you go! 
How about telling us more of what the big picture plan is with your car. Street, track, strip or just a mixture of all? You may want to fill in your sig with all the info about your car, like year, model, and mods. 
How about telling us more of what the big picture plan is with your car. Street, track, strip or just a mixture of all? You may want to fill in your sig with all the info about your car, like year, model, and mods.
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I ran a solid lifter cam in my Pontiac back in the early 70's... Thinking back on that a Pontiac with a solid lifter cam was like having a clock that went to 13...LOL.. But anyway here is how we used to set them...
When the intake valve starts to close set the exhaust..
When the exhaust valve starts to open set the intake...
Would set them cold and then again hot..
When the intake valve starts to close set the exhaust..
When the exhaust valve starts to open set the intake...
Would set them cold and then again hot..
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the car will be used for all three
i dont have it yet cuz im still trying to sell the sand rail i just finished building. so once thats gone i'll have the cash. but in the mean time im working on my build list
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