what is your experience with composite lifters ?
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09/18/11 11:25 PM
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tex013
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who has used them and what was your experience ? good bad or indifferent
this is in a flat tappet cam big block i know you need more spring pressure and valve bounce will kill them
Tex
New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive
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Re: what is your experience with composite lifters ?
[Re: tex013]
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09/19/11 03:47 AM
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I've used them for the last 7 years now without any problems. Used them when I've built my 528 pumpgas KB Hemi back then. At first in street / strip application running mid 10's while the last years in a race only app running around 9.0's. Still the same engine. Not a single issue.
Only think, price wise, I could have gone roller back then for around the same money.
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Re: what is your experience with composite lifters ?
[Re: Dunnuck Racing]
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09/19/11 11:40 AM
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Where can you get them these days? Seemed there was one manufacturer and he is not easy to get hold of, order from? I haven't really researched it lately, so I could(probably am) be wrong.
1969 Dart GTS 340 1969 Super Bee X9 N-96 1969 Coronet R/T X9 N-96 2015 Dodge Dart GT 2019 Ram 2500 Big Horn. Looking for the original block for my Bee. The last 4 are 7449
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Re: what is your experience with composite lifters ?
[Re: AndyF]
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09/19/11 11:50 AM
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Okay, cool. Hadn't heard much about them lately.
1969 Dart GTS 340 1969 Super Bee X9 N-96 1969 Coronet R/T X9 N-96 2015 Dodge Dart GT 2019 Ram 2500 Big Horn. Looking for the original block for my Bee. The last 4 are 7449
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Re: what is your experience with composite lifters ?
[Re: 70VcodeCoronetRT]
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09/19/11 06:41 PM
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thanks guys for your input. definately worth thinking about. maybe i am am just a Luddite,but a flat tappet for daily driver/strip use seems to work. even if just for reduced maintenance
Tex
New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive
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