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Originally Posted by Dimis
Its a case of Hydraulics will work and work well, but solid will fulfill the intakes potential... either way is a win/win just not sure if I want to leave anything on the table.
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Yes, hydraulic rollers work very well. And I'm sure solid rollers do too. What's your goal? What are you doing with your car? Where the heck are you going at 7,000 RPM? If you're not racing your car, then what's the difference between 6,000 and 7,000 RPM? Yeah, I know it's 1,000 RPM, but who cares at that point? It's loud and you'll be going really fast at either RPM level.
As one example, Lippy's dyno read 638 HP @ 6,600 RPM and 567 ft/lbs of torque with solid rollers. Without much tuning and screwing around, my 482 with hydraulic rollers made 605 HP @ 5,600 RPM and 613 ft/lbs of torque at 4,600 RPM.
Lippy lives in the same local area I do and I just think it's "six of one, half dozen of another." I'm sure our engines look and will perform roughly the same.
IMHO, why make life difficult for more or less the same amount of power, which you may or may not ever use? But, in the end, it's your time and money.