Truth about roller cams.... BEFORE you make the switch......

Was the valvetrain still under control when that cast core broke? What was the spring load on that failed core? What was the rpm when broke?
It was a while back, my memory isn't too clear on it, but it was lifter durability so we were trying to fail a solid roller lifter (which is pretty difficult). It had some pretty aggressive cam lobes and if I remember correctly the springs were a slightly stiffer than needed (trying to stress the lifters as much as possible). Simulated circle track laps I believe, probably 4,000 to 8,000 rpm and back over and over. Usually for durability like that we try to push it right to the limits of whatever valvetrain combo we're running. So maybe some slight float/bouncing but controlled for the most part.

And since an electric motor was driving it, it kept going after it broke. Shook like hell but kept going until we jumped up to stop it.