SBM Roller Lifter Choice

Duane said
Thanks for the education, but I did post the pics. They are not standard in relation to a 59 degree block. The normal comp cams lifters look very similar, but the link bar is behind the lifter and sometimes requires grinding the block for clearance.
The sportsman lifter do not require grinding the block as the link bar is inside.
The are outboard as far as your description compared to other engines, but they are not standard for a 59 deg Mopar. These lifters as far as I know we're made specifically for the replacement 340 block when it came out. Mopar claimed you could not use a roller cam with this block due to extra block material on this casting. This was comp cams way to solve the problem. As far as I know, no one else makes a lifter for the small block that has the link bar on this side, so I would not call it standard. IMHO. But I appreciate you educating me on my terminology.

That wasn't an education. We have to use the same terminology or no one will have a clue. That's why I pointed that out.

That said...I have a Comp catalog coming because I hate using the web to find stuff like those lifters.

I'm aware that some of the link bars were hitting the block. I had to grind the block a bit on my T/A block and both my X blocks. But it wasn't much.

I'll see what this R block looks like when I get it clean later next week. Of course, I don't have any lifters here to check it, and I'm wobbling HARD between a roller and a mushroom lifter.

The least lifter I'd buy is the Crane Ultra Pro but I'd like a bushing lifter...I *THINK* I might want a bushed lifter.

OTOH, I've had a butt full of roller issues and I'm not big on running 280-300 on the seat on a street/strip car, because if I'm going roller, I'm going to net .750 lift or I'm not doing it.

And so it goes.

And you are correct...we need a sticky on this stuff to help guys from making bad decisions. Again, the least that should be done is the passenger side lifter gallery should be tubed. Even with solid flat lifters.