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 Post subject: hydraulic lifters vs. standard
PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:00 pm 
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So are hydraulic lifters better then standard? What are the pros and cons? Supposedly, you don't have to adjust them as much. Anybody with knowledge on this? Thanks for anyones help.

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 Post subject: Re: hydraulic lifters vs. standard
PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:25 pm 
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Never owned a motor with them installed. But I heard that they run great in cars that are driven regularly but not so great in cars that sit around for weeks at a time.

I do enjoy tinkering with my motors and I dont see the need to have them just to save 15 min every 3000 miles when it is time for a valve adjustment.

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 Post subject: Re: hydraulic lifters vs. standard
PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:31 pm 
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hydro lifters don't like high rpm's. My core motor had them, i took them out, then sold them and the cam for a quarter of what I paid for that motor :dance: .

solid lifters, chromoly pushrods, and zero valve lash doesn't require a lot of valve adjustments, plus it's not that tough to do once you get a routine.

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 Post subject: Re: hydraulic lifters vs. standard
PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 4:17 pm 
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Thanks for yalls advice, I commute my car about 3 to 4 times a week, I live about an hour from my office, it's about 86 miles round trip, plus whatever else I do during the day. I have heard that if you run the motor often they run great. I currently have standards, pretty happy with them. I'm gonna redo my motor and since I would have it disassembled thought about looking into changing my current set up. Thanks, just want a smooth running car. Thanks for the info.

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