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Ryridesmotox · 02-25-2015, 03:33 PM

Actually... Plenty. My budget may dictate that I have to run LS7s and that's fine for a while to me, but eventually I'll be going with linked bars, they are better.

It depends more on the lobe design from what I understand. If you have a very aggressive ramp rate. The lifter and pushrod can lose contact with the cam lobe (because spring pressure isn't matched well. Its all about how the valvetrain is designed as a whole.

Edit: As a side note, a few of my buddies that work on vettes bought tons of the older sets of LS7 lifter. Apparently the early lifters are better. The newer ones are more failure prone and are said to be the replacement for all LS lifters. That's just their personal experience.

02-25-2015, 03:33 PM	#83
Ryridesmotox Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 510 Tweet	Actually... Plenty. My budget may dictate that I have to run LS7s and that's fine for a while to me, but eventually I'll be going with linked bars, they are better. It depends more on the lobe design from what I understand. If you have a very aggressive ramp rate. The lifter and pushrod can lose contact with the cam lobe (because spring pressure isn't matched well. Its all about how the valvetrain is designed as a whole. Edit: As a side note, a few of my buddies that work on vettes bought tons of the older sets of LS7 lifter. Apparently the early lifters are better. The newer ones are more failure prone and are said to be the replacement for all LS lifters. That's just their personal experience. __________________ The Tow Pig: 2013 Silverado 1500 crew cab The Race Car lol: 2004 Cadillac CTS-V... With things. Better to be judged by 12 than to be carried by 6.