my hemi keeps eating its lifters..

moper said

Like Perf and IQ said...
Who built it and how many miles are on it? Hemis are unique, World blocks are known to have QC issues, as do Indy heads and rocker systems. To me it sounds like something in the valvetrain is screwed up... More like a head/geometry issue than a lifter issue. IQ mentioned pushrod clearance. If this is a new engine I'd definately look for other problems. The lifters being beaten apart is a sign of a problem - not the problem itself.

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Probably the best advice here. U don't know how many people don't get that, u have to repair the cause not the symptom! Its like the people who have an electrical issue and say," oh, I found it, it was a blown fuse." Well, why did the fuse blow. I work will a guy who's Chevy 350 kept chewing thru rocker studs every few months. He just kept replacing them till finally getting the advice to actually "fix" it. Ended up being something about the rocker geometry and the wrong heads. He changed the heads and never had a problem again.