[DAVID GAGNARD]

This may be apples to oranges because my expirence is with Ford small block stroker engines,but here goes:

I've had both,solid roller and hydraulic roller,never really had any trouble with the solid roller set-up,but all in all, I prefer the hydraulic roller set-up....
unless you paln to turn your engine past 7,000 rpms on a regular basis for long periods of time (racing),a hydraulic roller set-up will work just fine and if your choosy about cams, one can find a hydraulic roller cam with near the same lift/duration as a solid roller cam and power output will be close....

I just prefer the hydraulic roller set-up, less expensive,less maintence,longer life of the parts......
just my opinion.....

David