I have a solid lifter Crane roller cam and roller rocker arm setup on my
302 and have been very pleased. The engine will rev to the danger point.
It is noisy but it's noisy the way Castrol R smells good, i.e., racing
sensations. Yes, it's a pain in the ass to adjust the rocker arms - I
have to lower the engine to get the valve covers off. I do it about every
10,000 miles but, for me, this is every 3 or 4 years. If I had it to do
it over, I'd do the same thing. I also have the SVO version of the T-5.
On Fri, 13 Nov 1998 16:53:42 -0600 "Waybright, Stephen"
<Stephen.Waybright@COMPAQ.com> writes:
>All,
> I'm looking for opinions on pros/cons of solid lifters in the
>Tiger. I'd
>rather have the benefits of maintenance free operation and roller
>followers
>with a hydraulic cam, but I'm shooting for 350 - 400 HP (flywheel) and
>the
>best way there may be a solid lifer setup with rev capability above
>6000rpm.
>FYI, I'll be converting to a T-5 transmission and multi-link coil over
>rear
>suspension to manage the power.
>
>I'm particularly interested in hearing from anyone who's adjusted
>their
>solid lifers and have the aluminum "Tiger" valve covers, since I plan
>to
>install these as well. Is this job possible without significant
>gymnastics /
>engine movement???
>
>Stephen Waybright
>
>
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