Just a question to you all
I have the chance to buy these, but it would only be worth while if a few sets are bought. These are available for type 1 and type 4 engines. Unfortunately the price would still be about $600 by the time they reach Poland. The benefits of these are that they are about half the weight of a standard lifter and are reusable for different camshafts, unlike steel ones. They also allow the camshaft to be run without the break-in period usually needed for all high performance camshafts and, because of their lighter weight, do not require as much spring pressure to control the valvetrain.
I am going to buy one set for use in the 2442cc type 1 engine that we are building for racing at the moment.
These kinds of lifters are only really necessary for engines where the owner has plans to try different camshaft profiles, does not want the added problems of running in a camshaft (especially useful when using big camshafts because the camshaft first needs to be run with just a single spring and then swapped to a twin or bigger), or is trying to build a high horsepower/ RPM engine, when valvetrain weight and friction reduction is a priority.
Any comments would be useful.
I have the chance to buy these, but it would only be worth while if a few sets are bought. These are available for type 1 and type 4 engines. Unfortunately the price would still be about $600 by the time they reach Poland. The benefits of these are that they are about half the weight of a standard lifter and are reusable for different camshafts, unlike steel ones. They also allow the camshaft to be run without the break-in period usually needed for all high performance camshafts and, because of their lighter weight, do not require as much spring pressure to control the valvetrain.
I am going to buy one set for use in the 2442cc type 1 engine that we are building for racing at the moment.
These kinds of lifters are only really necessary for engines where the owner has plans to try different camshaft profiles, does not want the added problems of running in a camshaft (especially useful when using big camshafts because the camshaft first needs to be run with just a single spring and then swapped to a twin or bigger), or is trying to build a high horsepower/ RPM engine, when valvetrain weight and friction reduction is a priority.
Any comments would be useful.