Paranoid about lifters
08-06-2008, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by FAT622
Who are crane and comp made by? should i sell them now? :?
08-08-2008, 06:30 AM
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I had a comp lifter break after only 23 passes in my 454....lost the whole motor. cracked the block between the lifter bores. I have the Crane ultra pros now...they look beefy..anyone know who makes them?
The engine I lost was my first motor with a solid roller...I ran the valves that day right before we loaded up...they were all exactly like I had set them except one....guess which one broke. live and learn. Had I more experience that would have been a huge red flag,but I thought nothing of it and just adjusted it. When we got to the track the car was 1 or 2 tenths slower than the week before and got slower every pass(another clue I should have caught) I blamed it on the heat....fifth pass kaboom.
The engine I lost was my first motor with a solid roller...I ran the valves that day right before we loaded up...they were all exactly like I had set them except one....guess which one broke. live and learn. Had I more experience that would have been a huge red flag,but I thought nothing of it and just adjusted it. When we got to the track the car was 1 or 2 tenths slower than the week before and got slower every pass(another clue I should have caught) I blamed it on the heat....fifth pass kaboom.
08-08-2008, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by BEAST477
Crane Ultra Pros are suppose to be made by morel. Any body tried the new Isky Red Zones without the needle bearings?
http://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic...hlight=redzone
http://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic...hlight=redzone
probably more threads over there besides those...
08-10-2008, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by FAT622
who sells Morel or PBM?, not going to take the risk with the comp set i have
Morel sells Morel, but Morel sells to a lot of others also, I know the pro series Lunati's are Morel for sure. PBM same lifter for a lot less $
08-10-2008, 07:06 PM
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