Solid Lifters?

[Plymouth 65]

I'm planning to building another 340 engine for my Duster drag car.
I'm planning on solid lifters. I'm aware of the 2 styles, dumbell and straight wall. Other than the mass, is there a preference of which lifter style to use? 65

 

[RustyRatRod]

I'm planning to building another 340 engine for my Duster drag car.
I'm planning on solid lifters. I'm aware of the 2 styles, dumbell and straight wall. Other than the mass, is there a preference of which lifter style to use? 65

Use the full bodies lifters. On high lift camshafts, the dumbell lifters can raise above the lifter oil gallery in the block and result in a loss of oil pressure.

 

[Plymouth 65]

I have a set of original 273 straight wall solid lifters I was considering having refaced. The grinding cost about the same as a new set of solid lifters. What's the best way to go? 65

 

[71Demon540]

Personally I’d stay away from today’s solid flat tappet lifters. Just my opinion.

 

[Newbomb Turk]

I have a set of original 273 straight wall solid lifters I was considering having refaced. The grinding cost about the same as a new set of solid lifters. What's the best way to go? 65

Resurface what you have and send it.

 

[Plymouth 65]

I'm most likely going to have a custom cam ground based on my purpose/set up. I'll talk to a couple cam grinders for a recommendation. 65

 

[33IMP]

I'd reface the lifters you know are hard.

 

[mcodecuda]

I’m running a set of Comp Cams 2901-16 solid lifters with a flat tappet cam but my lifters are the ones with a small hole in the face of them for oiling.

COMP Cams 2901-16 COMP Cams Performance Series Solid Lifters | Summit Racing

 

[MOPARMAGA]

I have a set of original 273 straight wall solid lifters I was considering having refaced. The grinding cost about the same as a new set of solid lifters. What's the best way to go? 65

@NC Engine Builder
Get ahold of him or he will see this. Very reasonable price. I went with a solid roller set up now, so I didn't end up having it done.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

For solid flat I can only recommend edm or modified lifters to get more lube on the faces

 

[Plymouth 65]

I'll research the edm solid lifters. I did come across them in my search. 65

 

[Bewy]

With a high lift camshaft, the lifter will sit lower in the lifter bore, not higher, because the base circle is smaller. If you have, or can get, some dumbell lifters I would have them re-faced & use them. If you want extra lube going to the lobes, you can grind a groove with a Dremel or similar, as below.

 

[B3422w5]

I’m running a set of Comp Cams 2901-16 solid lifters with a flat tappet cam but my lifters are the ones with a small hole in the face of them for oiling.

COMP Cams 2901-16 COMP Cams Performance Series Solid Lifters | Summit Racing

I bought the ones with the oil hole in the face too. As did several guys I hang with.
All from Howard’s, zero issues with any of them at all

 

[MOPARMAGA]

I bought the ones with the oil hole in the face too. As did several guys I hang with.
All from Howard’s, zero issues with any of them at all

Yep, I use the Howards as well.

 

[junkyardhero]

howard's lifters (at least their mopar ones) are made by morel. top quality stuff that i would use without hesitation.

 

[Bewy]

I do not believe Morel makes flat tappet lifters & the OP is going to use FT lifters.

 

[mderoy340]

I've run howard's and comp edm lifters with zero issues.

 

[Newbomb Turk]

The dumb bell lifters aren't any lighter than a straight solid lifter.

 

[73smallblock]

I've been using the comp edm lifters for 6 years with no issues. Run a good oil and break the cam in right.

 

[408 swinger]

Reface those solid walls and don't look back.

 

[furrystump]

Comp EDM’s for 15 years…… no issues.

 

[moparstud440]

Wiped out a lunait cam and lifters 3 years ago. Replaced with a Racer Brown cam with Howards EDM lifters and has been fine since.

 

[Demonx2]

I’m running a set of Comp Cams 2901-16 solid lifters with a flat tappet cam but my lifters are the ones with a small hole in the face of them for oiling.

COMP Cams 2901-16 COMP Cams Performance Series Solid Lifters | Summit Racing

My avatar 408 has these Comp EDM lifters. No issues in 3+ years now.

 

[Bewy]

As the above answers show, FT lifters today are a crap shoot. None of the companies Comp, Lunati,
Howard etc make their own lifters, they are just re-boxed to the brand name.

Seems no matter how many times you tell folks that if you want to avoid lifter failure, have factory lifters re-faced, falls on deaf ears.....

 

[junkyardhero]

years from now, we'll sit around the campfire with flashlights under our faces telling stories about the hideous flat tappet lifter, a specter, the boogieman under every kid's bed, the nefarious monster in the closet.

*OOOOOooooooo*

*flickers light switch on and off on the way out the door*