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Old 05-25-2014, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by DanEC View Post
Patrick - Flat tappet hydraulic cams are just as much in need of high ZDDP oil as flat tappet solid lifter cams. There are variables - sometimes solid cams run higher spring pressure for more revs, but hydraulic cams don't have the acceleration ramps that solid cams have either.
Yeah, that's probably true. But I'm trying to think of the last time I heard of somebody wiping a hydraulic flat tappet lobe.
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