Sure, there is no real detriment to a larger lifter...but on second thought, if I were go larger, I'd go all the way to a Jesel 1" lifter or something like that...and make sure I was watching the weight. Bigger is heavier if you don't watch it.
BTW, I forgot to ask about the guys using smaller diameter lifter bores to move the lifters over for better geometry.
My question is are they using those lifters (I forget the actual name for them and I didn’t look it up first) that have the bigger wheel with the smaller body? I’ve seen pictures of those, but never had one in my hand.
IIRC, they have to be installed before the cam because the wheel won’t go through the lifter bore.
Again, IIRC, I think they are even using those in Comp and PS because you can only get the lifter bores so big before you are just wasting up what little real estate you have.
Edit: I forgot to mention that probably 20 or more years ago Schubeck was working on a solid roller without a wheel. It had a radius that would act like a 2 inch diameter wheel or something like that. I know a couple of PS guys did some testing with them, but the associated parts were expensive to go with the lifters. Then he either went broker or died.
