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Solid lifter question? #814621 09/26/10 12:40 AM 09/26/10 12:40 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 533 North Dakota 440abody OP mopar
440abody OP mopar Joined: May 2004 Posts: 533 North Dakota	I was just sitting here looking for lifters for my 440 and I had an odd thought. Could solid lifters be used on a cam that has been ground for hydraulic lifters? If so, then what would some of the advantages or disadvantages be? Just a curious thought. 73 Dart Swinger 440/727 8.75 w/3.55's 34 Ford 3w coupe with a soon to be 1958 392HEMI!

Re: Solid lifter question? [Re: 440abody] #814622 09/26/10 01:17 AM 09/26/10 01:17 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	iirc a hyd lifter on a solid cam will make the solid cam (effectively) milder as some lift/duration will be lost in the transition and a hyd cam has too fast of ramp speed to use a solid lifter. Dont quote me on this just what I remember reading. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Solid lifter question? [Re: RapidRobert] #814623 09/27/10 10:38 AM 09/27/10 10:38 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,723 Moved to N.E. Tennessee GomangoCuda master
GomangoCuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,723 Moved to N.E. Tennessee	Quote: iirc a hyd lifter on a solid cam will make the solid cam (effectively) milder as some lift/duration will be lost in the transition and a hyd cam has too fast of ramp speed to use a solid lifter. Dont quote me on this just what I remember reading. Actually the hyd lifter will eliminate the valve lash used with a solid lifter making the solid cam effectively larger by several degrees duration and what ever the lash was in lift. But,(and this is a big but) some lobe profiles work ok with either style lifter and others do not. Better ask the cam manufacturer about the specific lobe in question. In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.

Re: Solid lifter question? [Re: GomangoCuda] #814624 09/27/10 11:40 AM 09/27/10 11:40 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	To make a ong story short a solid lifter cam will not work efficiently with a hyd. lifter and vice versa. If they did they would make only one type of cam - one that would be efficient either way.

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