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Originally Posted by pontbil
I have run link bar solid lifters for years with no link bar issues and have never heard of any. What is failing on the lifters?
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The solids seem to be way more reliable than the hydraulics.
One of the issues is the link/rivets coming apart.
There’s a guy on YouTube called Fast Monty’s Garage. He’s in the SoCal/SD area. One of his Lunati hydraulic rollers broke the link rivet and ruined his Butler stroker engine.
I drive- a lot- so I want lifters that will last 100K miles without constantly inspecting, shipping them out for rebuilding, etc.
I just don’t see the aftermarket linked lifters doing this, but GM and Ford have proven the spider/dog bone system goes for hundreds of thousands of miles.
That’s what I’m after.