Flat tappet lifter failure

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by john ancona

Maybe you ,and others would have some creditably if you replied with facts rather to what YOU wrote that is flat wrong , maybe you should check your facts as to if I can make a flat tappet run in stock with zero problems ,I have had not one problem in well over a dozen years running my 396 375 hp in stock @ 8200

But you're saying that roller lifters and roller cams are necessary for Stock Eliminator..


Maybe you should help Terry fix his problems.






What I wrote is factually correct.


Converting to roller cams and lifters will require entirely new lobe designs.


Oh, and you can then use even stronger valve springs, turn more RPM, break something else, and cry for another rule change.