Solid Roller Lifter Selection

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I like things put in perspective. Let’s talk cost and availability only.

Direct oiling .750” rollers, with inboard link bars so no clearancing is needed like IQ52 mentions, will cost about $600/$770 (Howard’s/Comp) Readily available as well.

If a guy wants direct oiling .800” rollers, with inboard link bars so no clearancing needed, how much $$$ we talking? Readily available?

We have everything from serious very experienced engine builders, racers, guys who will pay for the best regardless of their application on down to maybe a guy who wants a solid roller setup in his streeter that won’t break the bank yet is reliable, and maybe doesn’t want to have to clearance his block to run them.

It depends on if they are needle bearing or bushed. Either way it’s a couple of hundred bucks more for the bigger wheel. Seems cheap to me, regardless of who is putting however many miles on what.

I’ve got a customer waiting almost a year on a Dart block. I gave him the part number I wanted and he about had a stroke. So I said call Dart and tell them what you are building and see what they say.

They make OE replacement blocks and then they have race blocks. I wanted him to order a race block with a raised cam and .904 lifters. Of course, after a couple of days searching forums and talking to his buddies he was convinced I was stupid and wasting his money.

Funny thing is, Dart picked the exact block I picked. I think it’s a hundred dollar upgrade for the .904 lifter bores and I forget the what the raised cam tunnel was. They told him it makes no sense to to not do the upgrades. Same thing I told him.

Now, if Dart could just get a block out the door I could get going on it.