Roller lifters, factory block

Share some information here, please. Beyond bushing the block for oil restriction is there any thing else? What is your restrictions if you don't bush the one side of lifter bores? When I do go solid roller I don't want to bush this block as I already have a bunch of money tied into a factory block.

Plan on using the Crower solid rollers but have heard whisppers that they might have changed the lifter design or something that cause problems now??????

you don't need to bush a factory block to run soild roller lifters and if your worried about crower lifters, just use the comp cams stuff they work fine.

my crowers worked fine but they're not "new",about 5yr's old. and i dont bush a block for them either.

jones wrote:Share some information here, please. Beyond bushing the block for oil restriction is there any thing else? What is your restrictions if you don't bush the one side of lifter bores? When I do go solid roller I don't want to bush this block as I already have a bunch of money tied into a factory block.

Plan on using the Crower solid rollers but have heard whisppers that they might have changed the lifter design or something that cause problems now??????

Have you got a compulsive disorder? Jones you worry to much about stuff.... it is a race engine it can blow up on start up or last 50 run and blow or never blow up ever.... it is a chance you take.....


I have run Crane never again, I have run Comp cams, Isky's, Crowers all ran great


Randy

I'm running Extreme lifters in mine, and no problems yet. When I got them 2 yrs ago, they were a new thing on the market and came recommended by Jerry Shannon. It doesnt' matter which brand you use, you need to check them every so often for wear.

the Coug wrote:

jones wrote:Share some information here, please. Beyond bushing the block for oil restriction is there any thing else? What is your restrictions if you don't bush the one side of lifter bores? When I do go solid roller I don't want to bush this block as I already have a bunch of money tied into a factory block.

Plan on using the Crower solid rollers but have heard whisppers that they might have changed the lifter design or something that cause problems now??????

Have you got a compulsive disorder? Jones you worry to much about stuff.... it is a race engine it can blow up on start up or last 50 run and blow or never blow up ever.... it is a chance you take.....


I have run Crane never again, I have run Comp cams, Isky's, Crowers all ran great


Randy

I am affraid I might be.

schmitty wrote:I'm running Extreme lifters in mine, and no problems yet. When I got them 2 yrs ago, they were a new thing on the market and came recommended by Jerry Shannon. It doesnt' matter which brand you use, you need to check them every so often for wear.

Ya, I was thinking about that. If need be you could purchase two complete sets of Comps for just a little more than one set of Crowers.

jones wrote:

schmitty wrote:I'm running Extreme lifters in mine, and no problems yet. When I got them 2 yrs ago, they were a new thing on the market and came recommended by Jerry Shannon. It doesnt' matter which brand you use, you need to check them every so often for wear.

Ya, I was thinking about that. If need be you could purchase two complete sets of Comps for just a little more than one set of Crowers.

could be a reason for that too,not bashen,just sayen.if your cam aint gona be to wild you could run just about anybodys lifters and be ok.

No 1" lift camshafts here!