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Old 03-31-2016 | 10:01 AM
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How many hours in 9 years?
I have no idea. I stopped logging hours. I'm out every weekend in the summer and many weekdays as many here will attest. So let's do some math. ~35days/year x 2.5hrs/day x 9yrs = ~787.5hrs holy s#it that's a lot.
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Old 03-31-2016 | 10:06 AM
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Youre doing it wrong. Need to tighten those clearances up, and go with 5w20.
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Yup, and run the engine cooling water at 200-210*F.
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For sure. Gotta get some heat in them, make more power too.
The oil temp is between 140°F-170°F delivered to the bearings after the cooler depending on how hard I am running it. Block water temp is 135°F-160°F.
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Old 03-31-2016 | 10:09 AM
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I'm looking to switch to 0w5 Wolf head.

And I do run Mobil 1 302 oil filters or Purolator Pure Ones.
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Old 03-31-2016 | 10:31 AM
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Awesome results. I wouldn't change a thing other than changing the oil at the end of the season.
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Old 03-31-2016 | 11:03 AM
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Looks good. What happened to your valvetrain?
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Old 03-31-2016 | 12:11 PM
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Looks good. What happened to your valvetrain?
I don't know exactly. I keep gaining lash on my cams. Rocker got loose, walked and bent a valve. (My neglect I heard it naking noise that day) I switched out 252/264 solid cams to ~235/241 hydraulic roller cams that I do run solids on. This particular engine just seems to beat the snout out of my valve train. Adjusting lash 3-4x a summer. My old solids I would check every summer and adjust a thou hear and there. I'm working with my head guy and I think I'm just going to throw in my old solid springs lightened up a little.
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Old 03-31-2016 | 12:25 PM
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I don't know exactly. I keep gaining lash on my cams. Rocker got loose, walked and bent a valve. (My neglect I heard it naking noise that day) I switched out 252/264 solid cams to ~235/241 hydraulic roller cams that I do run solids on. This particular engine just seems to beat the snout out of my valve train. Adjusting lash 3-4x a summer. My old solids I would check every summer and adjust a thou hear and there. I'm working with my head guy and I think I'm just going to throw in my old solid springs lightened up a little.
A buddy of mine was running solids on a hyd years back. Out of the blue one day, his polylock broke on the exhaust valve, rocker came off, blew the headgasket into the lifter valley.

In a recent conversation with a cam grinder, he had advised against running that setup. He mentioned how alot of people assume that a hyd has easier lobes than a solid, when in fact it can be the opposite. His advice was if you wanna run a solid lifter in an endurance engine, run a solid roller endurance lobe profile. I was contemplating going to solid roller lifters to avoid the pitfalls of alot of the hyd lifter issues, but after talking with him, decided to stick with what i have.

Did you notice any abnormal wear on the lobes, or valveseats Jason?
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Old 03-31-2016 | 01:31 PM
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I only spin them to 5600-5800 now, so maybe I'll just throw in a std set of Morels in and see what happens.
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Old 03-31-2016 | 01:46 PM
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Never liked the stupid solid roller lifter on hyd roller cam deal anyway. Too little lash, which you need to do to make it relatively happy.

Nothing but a buzzword (from cam grinders/pickers) to look different.

But, I'm the azzhole for going against it a bunch, some years back. LOL.

Be gone with it and get proper lifters for the cam.
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Originally Posted by Rookie
I don't know exactly. I keep gaining lash on my cams. Rocker got loose, walked and bent a valve. (My neglect I heard it naking noise that day) I switched out 252/264 solid cams to ~235/241 hydraulic roller cams that I do run solids on. This particular engine just seems to beat the snout out of my valve train. Adjusting lash 3-4x a summer. My old solids I would check every summer and adjust a thou hear and there. I'm working with my head guy and I think I'm just going to throw in my old solid springs lightened up a little.
what are your on the seat&open pressures?
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