Thread: rhodes lifters

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sounds like a good idea. I will be in touch with them in the a.m. Thanks to all! Keith

Originally Posted by blueblazes

This is the grind they came up with and said it should pull. But NO guarantee said the tech.

There are soooooo many variables to engine and vehicle performance, don't think I'd be offering much of a guarantee either.....

i would build for max TQ 114 is ok and i have a truck with HYD roller cam and he want s more i would run a small cam and try it on a 108 and get your vacuum rule or say to hell with it and run balls out with a 270@050 680 lift and 280 @ 050 680 lift and build it to make hp and run and gear it were it likes to live at i have had many cams around here 108 to 110 i know what there trying to do by moveing it to 114 but i just think it may not hit as hard is if is was on a 107 or 108

...are solid rollers hollow ..?I would not think the weight would be that different ,...unless the solids are hollow....?

I ran the Rhoads lifters in my T, they worked good for my sbc. A little noisey at idle ''sounded like solid lifters'..........but when you nail it or pick up rpm, they pump right up and are quite.

I have the flat tappet hydraulic version in mine.........

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

...are solid rollers hollow ..?I would not think the weight would be that different ,...unless the solids are hollow....?

well there is it is hard to run a lot of spring with a hyd roller at the push rod cup that he will need . you will have to run a rev kit to load the lifter and not the push rod .on a solid roller the tower is side cut and the mild part of the lifter is cut out more on solid and you can run much more spring on the soild roller so if the weight would be the same for both the lifters you can control the soild roller better with more spring pressure

Lots more parts in that Rhodes lifter.... More parts is more weight, and more pieces to break... As Pat said, without a rev kit to hold the lifters in place and the extra slack the hydraulics will create in the valve train..... Not for me I guess.

The high quality solid lifters have weight reductions wherever it is possible to do without sacrificing strength..... Engines tend to go Ka-Boom in a very expensive way when valve train pieces start coming apart or getting out of place.....

will I need the retro fit lifters or will reg. lifters work in my mark iv block?

Which lifters are you going with.??? solid rollers or the Rhodes????

solid based on everyones advice

Would a vacuum canister help in my situation?

I do plan to stay around 6500 to be on the safe side.

A vacuum canister won't help build anymore vacuum, just "stores" it so there is enough to run the power brake booster....

I have a vac. hose stuck thru the grill to allow easy access for track tech to connect his guage. When he removes the cap will a canister provide extra vac to help pull the required 16 if motor alone only manages to pull 12-14?