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John wrote;
>On Sun, 2 Nov 1997, Melissa & Jim wrote:
>
>> I hear VERY mixed reviews on the hydraulic lifters, no first hand
>> experience, however. The rest of what you are asking for sounds
>
>I don't like them for several reasons. Our little engines tend to be run
>at higher RPMs. With HYD you don't get as much power and reliabilty at
>higher RPM's as you do with solids. Your engine will also run hotter with
>HYD especially at the higher RPM ranges.
What do you call higher RPM - above 4K maybe. people mention standard VW
cranks etc are fine up to about 5K and I am lookig at building a 1776 based
on VW components.
>I learned this lesson years ago racing mini-sprint cars. The guys running
>HYD always ran hot and could produce enough power coming of the corners.
>
>The only benefit gained in our engines is for the lazy who don't want to
>take the time to tune their engine properly.
This is one of the attractions for me :)
>
>Just my opinion, everyone has one. ;-)
>
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> \/ John T. Croteau {jt@geekopolis.com} {Minneapolis, MN}
> \/\/ Founder, geekopolis.com {http://www.geekopolis.com}
Regards,
Steve Farmer
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