hi guys i have got a 4x4 saph and is aiming for a revy 450 bhp
iv decided to go for solid lifters, i will be seeing close to 8k rpm. however i hear stories of using ford 1.8 diesel ones with the shims at the top. how compatable are these for that kind of rmp?
i got double valve springs, but are they still too heavy? last thing i want to do is loose a shim!
also iv herd of converting standard hydrollics to sollid with a piece of small steel rod fitted to the middle (shimed to length obviously)
any advice would be apprieciated
thanks ....mart

 

contact AUTOSPRINT .they advertise in the ford mags.
http://www.autosprint.co.uk/

 

thanks will do

 

Yes the 1800 diesel and VW buckets can be used.

 

I use Arrow solid lifters in my engine, Autosprint supplied my valves though

 

cheers guys, i mite give arrow a call, im still interested in the ford diesel ones tho??? im just curious about valve float issues or worse a shim cumming out!

 

have you got a contact number or web address for arrow?

 

PM Steveboyslim on here

 

If they're shimmed correctly then they can't come out. Otherwise the diesel would have the same issue.

The boost pressure is more likely to be an issue rather than the slight increase (if any at all) in weight over a hydraulic item.

 

ummm, ok. i was thinking the almost double rpm mite have an effect, its mainly the weight issue im mostly concerned about. pehapps i need to weigh both items and decide from their...
thanks for the info guys

 

Are you planning on using them?

 

its bad to say on a cossie espesially but i want to keep it cheap for now as i wanto grind the shims my self, and theirs plenty of room for error, but im tryin to contact various places to see what they offer. Newmen cams hav a set of easy adjust lifters???
im still interested in the ford diesel ones tho, im gonna go down the scrappy and retrieve a set to piss about with i think. Mainly to compare the weigts, and to see how far the shims are out

 

i have tried to google arrow cams but with no success, i cant find a contact number for them.

 

Arrow cams isnt the name of the company.

www.arrowprecision.co.uk

 

lol cheers dude

 

270Ł for arrow precission lifters, wot the deal with the stems?? do i need a stem or not, i aint replacing my valves....

 

Yes mate, already built up in the head.