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Old 07-29-2010, 06:58 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: EM cobra, 450 inch sbc running a best ET of 9.14..so far..ALL MOTOR...approx 800 horse.............ERA with 482 FE..All Aluminum Engine
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First off, IMHO, I don't think the lifter's are the problem. If the lefter's are truly fine, and you're wiping cam lobes, then the problem is somewhere else. When I first started running solid roller lifters on the street, I ruined 2 engines using Comp Cams lifters. I kept breaking the rollers off. After doing a lot of research on lifters and talking to a lot of companies, I've come to the conclusion that Crower lifters are the best.

This is my 6th year using Crower and have never had a problem or failure. My spring pressures are in the 210 closed and 630 open range and the cam has 712 lift. This is strictly a street engine with a couiple trips down the strip each year, and about 2000 street miles a year. Engine makes around 800 horse and torque so it's not a mile engine, but these engines can be made to live on the street, with the right parts.

Personally I won't put anything in my engine that has a Comp Cams name on it. They are the only company that I've lost lifters, cams, and ruined engines with.
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