Projects Ok, I need a good set of lifters for SBC

Who’s selling the good ones ?
I’ve no tolerance for “maybe” on this one.
Private label, re boxed, white boxed, problems I don’t want. When a vender just sends you another set because they have lifters go bad all the time,,, I don’t want that either

I just want good lifters, who’s got them
thanks

Edit- : update melling JB 817

 

Used Melliing and sealed power on the couple sets. No issues.
But I’m a cruiser.

 

When I have questions like this I call my friend who's reputation is on the line. Kenny Hurd at Oregon Cam Grinders. He can do anything from a Briggs & Stratton to a Freightliner and does. He can't afford to sell junk lifters. Give it a try, most you'll be out is a phone call. 360-256-7985

 

Roller or Flat tappet??...girly(hydraulic) or real manly(solids)??

My crystal ball is in the shop.

 

Girly????
Try telling that to a L-79 owner...

 

Those girly hydraulic flat tappet ones for this particular one will be next I purchase.
But the others you mentioned too would be equally beneficial ,, no?

 

Good quality lifters are a Must Have for all style of Camshafts. Getting harder to come by anymore.

 

I guess these days any maker can run a bad batch. I have used several sets of the Crower CamSaver hydraulic lifters. They have the extra slot for direct cam /lifter contact area oiling. Works with standard oil pump.

 

I have a stash of genuine NOS GM lifters, hydraulic and solid, that I use on my SBCs........Bought them 40+ years ago when replacements were going south......never a problem with any of them.

 

I am running Erson Anti-Pumpup lifters in my 355. They got about 150K on 'em we are still spinning it to 7K. Will that work for ya?

 

^^^running these in wife's 55 327 as well and a set in my 40

 

I took Cory Talbert's advice and bought GM lifters for my 283

 

I've never had anything but good luck with the genuine GM hydraulic lifter's, they're nice and quiet. Everything else I have tried was noisy, and ended up replacing them with the factory parts.

 

I've had two friends run into issues with COMP, one a few thousand miles after rebuild the other not very long after break in.
So while I can't comment on which are good I can say I think I know which I consider not to be.

 

So on the genuine GM, Delphi, Eaton stuff,,,,
Source and price?

I called my guy at the dealer and we both about shit.

 

Part # 5232720 is the last known part number I could find from the 2009 Performance Parts catalog. They may have been superceded since then with a new part number, and yes, bring a roll of toilet paper and a spare pair of shorts when you get the price, you'll need them both!

 

P/N 12371044 for a set of sixteen, $157.40 from GM. I think the Eaton JB 817’s might be just as good and a lot cheaper. Opinions?

 

WOW!!! The price on those sure came down! Of course, the last time I bought a set of GM hydraulic's they weren't avaliable in kit form and were still being used in production engines. Lol! If I remember right, they were damn near 20 bucks a piece back then. The demand must be coming down considerably.

 

I don't have much to add for sbc but I've had same issue with early hemis that I've done and im guessing all flat tappet hydraulic applications have same problem. Not meant to hijack thread but anybody have a choice for early hemi lifters.

 

My last 2 cam& lifter sets have been Elgin from competition products , one has about 40 K miles without trouble ,the other has about 30K miles without trouble. As an aside , on the second engine , having Brodix IK heads , I'm able to pull lifters without pulling the manifold , so on that engine , I'm sure there has been no deterioration of the cam or lifters !

 

I use Lunati lifters in most of my builds. I don't know who makes them , but they have never failed.

 

As opposed to the 65 dollars a set I am accustomed to giving to Erson's.

 

JB 817 is a Melling part number

 

This crap is all very confusing,,,
Quite a bit of angst talk on the interweb of shit for lifters.
All of it is Who’s making what for whom - It’s like a soap opera or Santa clause talking shit to his elves leaving guys stuck in a lurch.

If I had a choice, and could do it, I would have gladly thrown an extra $100 on the ground lit it on fire and flushed the ashes to make the problem go away that was caused by bad lifters.
A call to the vender and they made it “all better” by sending me another set of lifters. Oh that’s better than any other ass chap relief right?

 

To bad a guy can't get a Rockwell test on the New parts before you install them. That would end all the shot in the dark Luck program.

 

Haven’t had any issues from Elgin either.
30k so far on the last set.

 

Yes, the global economy and corporate ownership changes makes it hard to keep faith in the old brand names that we know and love, but now are not the same company. So my approach is to control what I can within the budget of any particular build:
1. If it's a flat tappet solid, get the lifters with the EDM hole on the bottom contact surface.
2. If it's a flat tappet hydraulic, get lifters with the extra oil slot.
3. Both #1 and #2 are way ahead of cutting the lifter bore slot with the old hand tool that I used before either option was available.
4. Due a proper cam break in and use plenty of ZDDP.
5. Use a oil that is best suited for the older flat tappets.
6. If a cam profile and spring pressure is such that I don't think I can sleep at night doing #1 through #5, go roller!

 

Have a few sets of NOS GM Hyd. lifters saved up also, found out the last time I used a set 4 of the 16 were stuck, could not push down on them. Soaking in oil didn't help but disassembling & cleaning did...………………………...

 

Also have had good luck with Elgin, both solid and hydraulic. Several sets. Know of several guys who had big problems with Comp cams and lifters but I don't know if they broke them in properly. I stay away from those, also good luck with Crane cam and lifter sets--no issues on several 327's done in the last 2-3 years.

 

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