Hylift Johnson Lifters Quality Decreasing?

Bewy said

According to Cam King [ Mike Jones ], owner of the SpeedTalk forum, there is only one company making FT lifters in the US.....& they are very expensive [ how much did you pay ?].

I would not use the above lifters for a number of reasons. No lifter should have marks in the face that contacts the lobe. Some lifters have more chamfer than others. If these defects are an example of the 'quality control' that are easy to see, how good is the rest of the QC that is NOT easy to see: radius, lifter hardness, internal clearances etc.

Get some 25+ yr old lifters & get them re-faced for trouble free operation.

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Coincidentally, I got my camshaft from Mike Jones in 2021, but he was out of stock on these particular Hylift Johnson lifters when I last checked. According to him in our conversation, Hylift Johnson of Muskegon, MI is the only manufacturer casting, machining, and assembling lifters in the US as of 2022. I might send him the photos to find out if he's been seeing the quality decrease lately.

As to your observations about the lifters I received, we're of the same mind. If the outside of the lifters leave the factory or retailer looking this beat up and both the engineer and sales tech are fine with the condition, there's no reason for me to believe the casting/alloy, machining tolerances, inner components, assembly, and testing practices aren't just as shoddy. I'm not going to gamble with them just to save me the hassle of returning them and placing an order with one of their competitors who produce a higher quality lifter free of damage.