Title question pretty much spells it out. If I can't find any "made at least 25 years ago" and have to buy more current stock, who's good, or at least "less bad"?
I have a set here that (I don't know why anyone would keep old used ones around) I bought from a swap meet, I know the guy who sold them, all he remembered was that "I've had them around forever". I thought I was getting some Direct Connection NOS ones but looking at the bottoms I can tell they've been used. someone did a cam swap and put the old lifters back in the baggies and the boxes and then on the shelf. I ain't putting them on a new cam.
I hear all the doom and gloom about metallurgy failures in newer lifters, and want to avoid that.... I do have some old stock oil that I can use for break in, from about the mid-late 80s.... and some new stock (I forget which) Valvoline that's supposed to be high in zinc. so i have that covered.
I found what seems like a deal on both Lunati ("Micro-trol" I think??) and old standby Sealed power.... are they still as good as they used to be? either of these any good? I am stuck between possibly 1 of 2 cams I have here, one brand new Melling stock replacement (for a bigger engine than the 318 I'm putting these into) or a used COMP 260, used for ~6k miles and my son paid extra for Nitriding/tuftride treatment when he originally bought it....
I don't want any pissing matches, because I'm doing what I'm doing with it, and many here might not approve.... too bad. It ain't your car.
No magnum swaps, no 360s, (LA or magnum) yes a set of fresh from the machine shop, 302 heads is in the mix.... BECAUSE ITS WHAT I HAVE!!! And I don't care that it won't be over 400HP, but it will run better than it currently does.... which is what I'm after.... just a little wake up, using some stuff I already have here.
I have a set here that (I don't know why anyone would keep old used ones around) I bought from a swap meet, I know the guy who sold them, all he remembered was that "I've had them around forever". I thought I was getting some Direct Connection NOS ones but looking at the bottoms I can tell they've been used. someone did a cam swap and put the old lifters back in the baggies and the boxes and then on the shelf. I ain't putting them on a new cam.
I hear all the doom and gloom about metallurgy failures in newer lifters, and want to avoid that.... I do have some old stock oil that I can use for break in, from about the mid-late 80s.... and some new stock (I forget which) Valvoline that's supposed to be high in zinc. so i have that covered.
I found what seems like a deal on both Lunati ("Micro-trol" I think??) and old standby Sealed power.... are they still as good as they used to be? either of these any good? I am stuck between possibly 1 of 2 cams I have here, one brand new Melling stock replacement (for a bigger engine than the 318 I'm putting these into) or a used COMP 260, used for ~6k miles and my son paid extra for Nitriding/tuftride treatment when he originally bought it....
I don't want any pissing matches, because I'm doing what I'm doing with it, and many here might not approve.... too bad. It ain't your car.
No magnum swaps, no 360s, (LA or magnum) yes a set of fresh from the machine shop, 302 heads is in the mix.... BECAUSE ITS WHAT I HAVE!!! And I don't care that it won't be over 400HP, but it will run better than it currently does.... which is what I'm after.... just a little wake up, using some stuff I already have here.