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Old 11-30-2009, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock View Post
How much in terms of value is a little tougher since there are the early solid lifter type, the later hydraulic lifter type and I'm not sure which I would prefer, though I think you can convert the soild lifter to a hydraulic lifter, but again, I'm just an FE novice.
So as not to misslead anyone:

The solid lifter blocks have no provision to pump oil to the lifters. They oil by splash only. You cannot put hydraulic lifters in a solid lifter block, however you can go the other way.
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