GRUMPY?, can I buy and use, lets say a brand x hydraulic roller cam and them use brand Y hydraulic roller lifters, without problems
Id suspect most people that have run a roller cam have at one time used a different brand of lifter, I know lots of people use chevy roller lifters on aftermarket cams for example, the problem is usually not in compatibility, as most of them use similar materials etc, but the problem can be in your warranty, or the spring pressures the parts are designed to work with, as sure as the sunrise if your cam or lifter fails the parts manufacturers first response will be to ask if you used their lifters and springs, and verified the clearances and lifter, lubrication and valve train geometry, and if any component was not used with the cam by the same supplier you can bet your warranty useless, I find that rather funny as I know that in a few cases the same lifters are re-branded or similar lifters are made and sold to several cam suppliers by the same manufacturer.
its usually best to follow the cam manufacturers suggestions simply because they usually put a good deal of R&D time into making sure the products durability won,t give them any bad press.
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Id suspect most people that have run a roller cam have at one time used a different brand of lifter, I know lots of people use chevy roller lifters on aftermarket cams for example, the problem is usually not in compatibility, as most of them use similar materials etc, but the problem can be in your warranty, or the spring pressures the parts are designed to work with, as sure as the sunrise if your cam or lifter fails the parts manufacturers first response will be to ask if you used their lifters and springs, and verified the clearances and lifter, lubrication and valve train geometry, and if any component was not used with the cam by the same supplier you can bet your warranty useless, I find that rather funny as I know that in a few cases the same lifters are re-branded or similar lifters are made and sold to several cam suppliers by the same manufacturer.
its usually best to follow the cam manufacturers suggestions simply because they usually put a good deal of R&D time into making sure the products durability won,t give them any bad press.
READ THRU THE LINK AND SUB LINKS
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=788&p=1142#p1142
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=399
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=181
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=1489
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=528
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=10268&p=43516#p43516
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6237
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=1005
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=4957