been looking around and can't figure out which brand i trust or will work well with the setup i've got. any direction would be great, good quality lifters not sure if i trust crower anymore?

I'm working with a '66 383, 32240 crower cam 260hdp grind .456/.477, 64770 crane 1.5 rocker arms and 64672 crane chromoly cup/ball pushrods 8.25" pretty mild setup i know but i'll be driving it 1300 miles in the next month. thanks all

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/crn-64770-16
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/crn-64672-16

I'm assuming this is a hydraulic cam, correct? If so with those specs, it is a very small cam I wouldn't expect having any lifter problems with those valve spring specs unless you don't break the cam and lifters in correctly (Do you know how to break it in properly? If not learn and follow those instructions to the final letter ) That being said buy the lifters Crower recommends and go from thier I personally would set the valve springs up with more pressure like the factory magnum Hi Po cams came with, 110 to 130 lbs on the seats and nearer to 300 + lbs open Call Crower and ask them about running those pressures and see what they say

Crower now has a Hyd lifter with added cam oiling.Crower quality is as good as it gets.

none of the cam grinders make tappets. whether you buy crower, comp crane or whoever. the key is; who do the cam grinders buy from?

Throw stock lifters in it an run it.... It will be fine.....

Rhoads with the Super Lube groove. Even on a mild cam you can pick up some low end and mileage. Call Don at Ajax Auto Parts 303.420.3696 for the best price.

yeah broke the motor in and all was good until the crower lifters that were in it started to cause ticking, pulled them out and the majority of them were so stuck i couldn't get the snap clip out to clean them out. not sure if it was because the motor sat for some years before break in??

pretty sure i do bud, but even if i didn't comments like those don't help

Maybe it is time to return those lifters to Crower to see if they can help you on this

Tried on you previous post. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

once again guy was looking for actual help, don't really need your idioms and at this point you could use it yourself...

thanks to everyone else for the help

Okay, moving past not understanding how they work and moving to a replace solution, I would do what Cab said:

Give Dave Crower a call. I think he is still around. He will genuinely want to hear feed back about his product and any problems you are having. My guess is that even if you are unconvincing that the lift is at fault, he will likely still send you a new set at no cost.

Like Lew said, in so many words or less, everything at about the same price point is the same level of quality. The name on the box really does not matter. Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don't.

For you application, any supplier's inexpensive lifters should work.