SBM Roller Lifter Choice

Duane said

It would help us understand your point here if you gave us a run down on the ford oiling system for comparison. Is it similar to the sbm and is it possible for the ford engine to have the same compatibility issues with differing brands of lifters. Other wise you are just saying he does not have the lifters adjusted correctly which he already says he has tried differing ways.
I would agree with what you are saying if we could verify that the Op does not have an oil pressure leak at the lifter bores because of incompatibility issues already raised.

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Because it's just not an issue with Chrysler stuff. I've said this before but IQ and I have had the same experience, as I assume RAMM, Porter and everyone else who builds engines for a living found.

The hydraulic internals are not capable of dealing with the aggressive ramps of the roller lobe.

I started refusing to build anything with hydraulic roller lifters. They either used solids on a hydraulic roller cam, went with a SFT or went to a different builder.

Quite frankly, I was tired of fighting that junk, and listening to the customer ***** his face off after being told they will make noise and you'll hate it, and they ignore you and you build it anyway.

Then they go ballistic when it's noisey and then ***** because I was right and they didn't listen.

I've fired plenty of "customers".