Ego? WTF does ego have to do with it? That's a pretty presumptuous statement. I am going back together with a Chevy 402 big block right now. We chose a solid roller custom grind. .561 234/243 @ .050 on a 110. That's a very mild solid roller. Does that sound like ego to you? I wanted something smaller that doesn't require gorilla springs and will actually LAST. With a measured 10.5 compression with domed pistons and quench, it's hardly gonna be a "dog", but ego? That's the dumbest thing I ever heard. I suggested the solid because of my experience that tells me it will make more power and also because no one makes a hydraulic lifter worth a snot right now, whether it's the crappy faces OR the hydraulic valving. I just had a set of Crower Cam Savers fail due to defective valving. They would bleed down hot and tick. To hell with hydraulic lifters. Ego my ***.