Comp Cams/Delphi HFT lifters and the 'hardening line'.
Hey there,
I got a set of CC 822-16 lifters for my LA360.
They're still in the box and dry, but one of the lifters hardly compresses at all compared to the rest in the box -- it feels stuck. Given what I hear about HFT lifters these days, I'm a worried about this. I don't want to install them. I spoke to someone at Comp Cams today who didn't seem to think this lifter was a problem.
Anyway, I got to digging around and came across this video about Chevy lifters.
He talks about CC lifters being great (6min45sec), as well as Howards because they're both made by Delphi. He also talks about the his Chevy lifters having a line around the tip of the lifter that indicates it has a hardened tip. But my 822-16 lifters don't have that line, and I'm wondering if there are any small block Mopar lifters available that do?
Are these CC lifters for Mopar even made by Delphi?
So yea...
1 - Is my current lifter a problem?
2 - CC might have good lifters for Chevy engines, but what about Chrysler? I want that line for peace of mind!