Yeah, usually right around $1,000 and most have too much lift for this type of application. The possibility of lobe/lifter failure with the flat tappet really bothers me though.
Right, the more I think about it the more going roller seems like a good idea. I want this engine to last a long time as in, run it in my truck for X years until I save up to swap the cab and bed onto a 2nd-gen Ram 4x4 Cummins frame then put the 440 in something else. I also like the idea of being able to briefly fire up the engine to check things over before swapping it into my truck, and not needing to have it set up with a full cooling and fuel system for 20-30 minute cam break-in.
But those Hylift-Johnson HFT lifters from Hughes are reeeally tempting ugh. I guess I'll wait on making a decision until I'm closer to being ready to install the valvetrain. I still need to assemble the short block and buy the heads and get those checked over.
