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.

Well golly. All I was pointing out, with some background, was how a noisy hydraulic lifter situation was solved on another engine. We were ready to spend $600 for solid lifters and pull the heads to change the suckers when this type of adjustment came up.

512Stroker said
Recently I have had one other person tell me to try the bottom plus a 1/4 turn lash adjustment. It is the only one I have not tried. Would there be any possibility of hanging a valve open when the lifter pumps up?

I recall now where this method is used in race engines where hydraulic lifters are required and these engines are spinning to 7,000 rpm.

yellow rose said
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.

Same here except I told 'em I'd do a hydraulic roller if we bushed the lifter bores ($800). In went the solid cam. Though now I've completely solved the problem. I just don't build engines for someone else anymore.