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Retro Fit Hydraulic Roller Lifters

Exactly. No one has brought that up except you. Used to be, you didn't have to worry about ethanol, but now it reaks all kinda havoc. 25 years ago when I was doin machine work, We rarely ever saw the carbon buildup you describe. I guess as I've been told though, I am too uneducated for this discussion.

Off subject, but maybe useful since a lot of guys here have diesels..

I get a fair share if diesel heads in my shop for rebuilding and performance mods (fire rings, valve work ect.). Some of them are clean as a whistle, while others have half the port filled with sludgy carbon. Literally, I can barely get my thumb in the intake ports of some duramax heads. On some fords, I see random guides that are wiped out and excess carbon build.

The common denominator is always that the really bad ones have been allowed to idle excessively and "warmed up" for a long time. This new fuel is not helping.
 
1st thing I would say is call a reputable camshaft mfgr. talk to the experts, tell them what gears, what trans, what converter, what heads, what induction system, what CI's, what heads, etc... I probably have a near 15 year old Crane Hyd. Roller custom grind roller from around 1997 & Crane retrofit Hyd. Roller lifters in my 383/479ci 6bbl Wedge, allot less camshaft than 0.620" lift {not going to go into my camshaft specifics, because your combo isn't what my camshaft combo will be good for anyway}, & ported RPM heads, Crane Super Gold 1.6 Roller Rockers, Smith Brothers custom length 3/8" push-rods, running on the street & occasional track time since 2005, no issues what so ever, I beat many "if not all" of the guys, who say it doesn't have enough camshaft, or HP/TQ, it's more than just the engine, or the camshaft or some dyno #'s {the right/proper camshaft, springs, retainers, locks, seals, size/style/length push-rod etc., for it's intended usage, is very important thou} or even the cylinder heads, but the cylinder heads are probably the most important part in the build, especially a stroker build, or even the exhaust choice {HP manifolds are HP/TQ killers on stroker engines, big time reversion, heat & exhaust flow issues}, it's all about the total car combo, build it how you want to build it, take all the information given & weight, all the pro/cons... Make sure the lifter bores are round & not the typical 150k miles, worn out 40+ year old ****, bore & bush them "if need be", before going to any type of roller camshaft Hyd. or Solid Roller lifter/camshaft, find a great machinist/engine guy check thoroughly, always have good HV oil pump & sufficient pan capacity/amount of oil, good oil pressure at idle & upper RPM's, good quality oil filters.... Good luck with your build, do your research/due diligence, have fun...
I totally agree with you on that one,especially the heat issues with manifolds.I have experienced that 1st hand. A goo running 440 will out do a stroker motor running on manifolds because the chocked up big motor will not run nearly to it's potential as the 440 will.Uncork it and it's a different animal completely
 
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