318 MAX fuel economy builds?

RustyRatRod said

Knock yourself out. IMO, they are totally unnecessary on anything under 220 @ .050. I wouldn't use them anyway, because I am over and done with hydraulic lifters. I MIGHT would use the Rhoads VMax lifters, but most likely not, since the slant 6 is really not build for a hydraulic camshaft.

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Understand that I'm running a 273 right now and larger engines respond better to more advertised duration. A stock 273 2 barrel has a 195 198 ADV duration. A 273 HP has 208. I'm running a 213 that's a 198 below 1800 rpm. There is a significant difference in how a 273 and a 360 react to the same cam. Are you saying you believe a 198 and a 213 cam on a 273 will get the same mileage?

Have you used Rhoads lifters in a 220 or 213 at .050 cam? I'm curious to know if your opinion is an educated one from experience or an assumption?

Since we are in this thread for education and attempting to MAX mileage you should share your neg experience with Rhoads lifters on cams 220 adv dur and below for education purposes, as there are a couple of us that are attempting to use them for this mileage goal experiment.