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hitech,
I bought my hydraulic roller setup, springs, distributor gear and all from Crane. More than 20K street + race track miles later, no regrets! I use the MSD 6AL & distributor. MSD installed the Crane gear for me. Buying the distributor gear from the cam mfr at the same time as the cam eliminates any guesswork...
Dunno whether there's any significant reliability difference between the 385 & the FE, sorta doubt it. The FE should do fine with either lifter - note comment below.
Springs need to match the cam, rockers and lifters too. Don't guess, ask Crane!
If you can replace solid roller lifters every 3-5K miles as a regular maintenance item, go for it. Otherwise I'd suggest the hydraulics.
Tom
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