What we need is lifter prevention

[Doug Hoven]

Originally Posted by Rose Racing

Soo I would guess Lifters failing is still an issue? I have read Lifters are too soft and failing. Is this a material problem or a machining problem?

Lifter failure is definitely still an issue. That being said when you read all of the stories online of how people are wiping out lifters left and right, I would personally take them with a grain of salt if they don't specify things such as if they used proper assembly lube/break in oil, valve spring pressure, and break in procedure. I do however believe that there are some lifters out there that are inferior to others. I recently made some discoveries regarding who manufactures certain brands of lifters nowadays and was able to buy new Johnson solid flat tappet lifters even though Johnson does not sell them direct anymore.