Strip yer lifters!

MorrisonLC · #1 (**permalink**) 01-20-2009, 01:17 PM

Following some advice I read on here I just finished taking apart and cleaning a set of SBC hyd flat tap lifters, brand new, Speed pro cheapies. I imagine someone on here could tell us where they're being made now, but I don't care--it's the last set I buy. In 16 lifters I found 6 with the valve plate in upside down, one with 2 valve plates in it, and one with a nice shiny chunk of brass under the piston. In addition 3 or 4 had really sloppy machining inside where you could see the drill had galled at the bottom of the hole. I don't wanna put these things in my engine!

UR50SLO · #2 (**permalink**) 01-20-2009, 05:27 PM

Our Buick's have a bad problem with eating cams anyway. Plus the oil companys took out that zink and it wipes too hard on a flat tappet.
GM lifters are more expensive but have a nice hard pad on the bottom so you don't fish bowl them. That's what I'd buy if it had to be flat tappt.
Good luck,
Scott~

MorrisonLC · #3 (**permalink**) 01-20-2009, 05:33 PM

Right, GM part #12371044-16 for a set of those. That's what I'm getting.

GenYnNC · #4 (**permalink**) 01-20-2009, 05:46 PM

interesting all the speed pro lifters I've used have been A#1. I did hear some of their piston line is being manufactured in India now but I have no proof of that.

AC Declo lifters, not sure of part #, are still excellent.

CNC BLOCKS NE · #5 (**permalink**) 01-20-2009, 05:57 PM

The AC Delco lifter are the best I have found

Jsup · #6 (**permalink**) 01-20-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CNC BLOCKS NE

The AC Delco lifter are the best I have found

That's what Im using. Cheap too!

GenYnNC · #7 (**permalink**) 01-20-2009, 06:09 PM

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That's what Im using. Cheap too!

Cheap? I must have got ripped off- $89 and that was through a friend with a 20% discount at the GM dealership... if I may ask where did you get yours?

Jsup · #8 (**permalink**) 01-20-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GenYnNC

Cheap? I must have got ripped off- $89 and that was through a friend with a 20% discount at the GM dealership... if I may ask where did you get yours?

I have rollers. I was commenting on AC Delco being cheap in general to the general availability of other brands. I paid $120 from Scoggin Dickey for roller lifters. Compare at $600 from GM Performance.

GenYnNC · #9 (**permalink**) 01-20-2009, 10:36 PM

Gotcha... Howard's Cams at competitionprodutcs.com has some nice hydralic flat tappets for $60 also, used them many a times as well.

jimfulco · #10 (**permalink**) 01-25-2009, 09:05 PM

$75 at http://www.sdparts.com/product/12371...LifterKit.aspx

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