If the friend/customer is set on solid roller set-up, there may be no way to change his mind. It's a big investment because of the more expensive cam, solid roller lifters, different dist. gear and more. Faced with the same concerns about reliability of roller lifters, hydraulic or solid, I decided to go a different route. I am going to run a solid flat tappet cam with the cool face option Crower offers with them. Can make all the power I need up to 6500 RPM + without worrying about cheap Chinese, poorly finished and heat treated needles flying around in my engine ruining everything in site. My entire set-up cost about as much as a set of roller lifters. FWIW
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