[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?

[JC455]

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?

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.