another lifter question

[mikey]

With all this lifter controversy, would it be a bad idea to regrind my stock ones when rebuilding my 2 liter??? Then getting cut-to-length pushrods.

Mike

[silver2.0]

Donesn't sound like the best idea to me. I like the stock alum. Pushrods myself, and it depends on how the lifters are hardened as to what will happen. When you "surface" harden a part, as you would with say, 8620, you only harden the first .010-.040" of them. Sometimes less, it really depends upon the choice of the engineer. Once you harden past that, it is soft as can be. I am almost sure they would choose this hardening method, as you can get the part far harder, while retaining it's strength. But ultimately it's up to you. I have been happy with my stock lifters, but if your going all out on your motor, or even putting a webcam in, I would go with ceramics. No one can question that they are superior, it's just the cost issue. Hell, you can use ceramic tooling on a lathe to cut standard ones down! Ceramics are quite amazing. Just don't try to use a ceramic tool on an interupted cut on a lathe! It will explode immediately.

[mikey]

Ceramics are the ultimate!! I just have a hard time at this point dumping $400 on lifters. Ya know??

Mike

[silver2.0]

Sure do, and I am telling you for a street motor the stock lifters are fine, if installed right, especially with a stock cam