Thread: solid lifters? who makes good ones?!

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well its almost that time to put the cam in and was wondering, who makes a good solid flat tappet lifter? i see the china ones on ebay and say to myself he** no! so who makes good ones that wont eat my cam? besides comp but i have heard bad thing about them also so thats why i am asking.

they all come from very few companies in the US .look at the ones that have a EDM hole burn thru the face adds oil were you need it .i have used the howards cam direct lube other sell them to

i'm with pat !!!! the last ones i order were compcams that have the oiling hole so it oils the lobe..

i use 600 wet/dry with WD40 and go over the lifter body and the face with sand paper so no Hi spots they need to turn FREEEEE in the bores . sometimes the face is abit to rough do not try the change the face. lay the sand paper on some thing thats flat and sand them in a small circle wash and blow dry. more then one time... then add molly or cam lube only to the lifter face not the lifter body... use oil on the body or the lifter bores there you have all my tricks well almost

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I'd give Isky a look.

Crower or Isky be

yep ..isky .. howards .comp. there was a time that jonhson and crower ground small flats on the side of there lifters not that hot of a deal ? but with a hyd lifter thats about all you can do . i do not know if they still sell/make?them . alot of the companys do not make there own ? eaton at one time made many of the lifters used by many cam companys ?i been told a EDM soild lifter from howards i have soild over 10 set on 600 lift cams . all work great. isky make good stuff but them EDM lifters may be coming from the same company ?? this low dollar stuff i do not think they do much with but if we are talking roller lifter that is not true and the crowers and isky are very good and isky valve springs are some of the best

good info thanks, ive been looking into a main girdle and a windage tray as a precautionary measure. its gotta be nerve wracking taking a new motor with like no miles on it up to its powerband. i am biting nails right now!

found out that i can get away with just a polish on the crank thats a relief, going to order the big rod bolts, yes it had the baby 283/327 rod bolts. all is well so far!!!