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Title: Hydraulic lifters type 1 case for the street ?
Post by: Frenchy Dehoux on February 27, 2017, 05:19:44 am
I have a new case that was bored out to use the hydraulic lifters. I would like to hear pros and cons in regard to using them for the street. This engine was an 82 x 94 with the CB single fuel injection system until the customer got out of control and crack the head # 3 and 4 the exhaust port cracked all the way around. I want to rebuild the motor without the hydraulic lifter and have Steve Hollinsworth here in Phoenix and have the lifter bores restored with the bronze bushing to the stock size lifters. Let me know what you think of using these hydraulic lifter vs stock lifters for the street.

  Thanks
  Frenchy


Title: Re: Hydraulic lifters type 1 case for the street ?
Post by: Sam K on February 27, 2017, 18:19:12 pm
I'm curious about too. I have really nice case that was once a Bernie Bergmann engine. I talked to Bergmann about it when I was rebuilding it for a customer. I wasn't impressed with him or his explanation of how his hydraulic setup worked so I ended up using a new case with solid lifters.


Title: Re: Hydraulic lifters type 1 case for the street ?
Post by: Frenchy Dehoux on February 27, 2017, 22:46:58 pm
I talked with Steve Hollinsworth and he mentioned to me it would be better to put it back with the original size type lifters. Steve charges $250 to install the bronze bushins and reamed to the original size lifters and this is a new case to.

Thanks
Frenchy


Title: Re: Hydraulic lifters type 1 case for the street ?
Post by: 2manytoys on February 28, 2017, 06:42:31 am
Hey Frenchy,...
I was in the same situation and had a case cut for Hydraulic lifters. I sent mine to Brothers machine and they set in bronze lifter sleeves so I could go back to solid lifters..... Word,...Peace Out.
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Title: Re: Hydraulic lifters type 1 case for the street ?
Post by: Frenchy Dehoux on February 28, 2017, 16:50:44 pm
Thanks for your feed back.

  Frenchy


Title: Re: Hydraulic lifters type 1 case for the street ?
Post by: Sam K on March 01, 2017, 00:30:32 am
That's a great idea. I've had Rimco sleeve lifter bores on a couple cases before.


Title: Re: Hydraulic lifters type 1 case for the street ?
Post by: Zach Gomulka on March 01, 2017, 02:41:00 am
I have zero experience on the subject but everything I've seen says you have to run a very conservative grind. Not something the average 2276 driver wants.


Title: Re: Hydraulic lifters type 1 case for the street ?
Post by: Brandon Sinclair on March 03, 2017, 23:00:46 pm
Hi Frenchy,

Steve did the same on a case for me years back and I am still running it today.  From what I remember the hyd cams were very mild and I wanted something else so when back to solid lifters.  Be sure to provide Steve with one of the lifters you plan on using since the will machine to bores for the correct fit.


Title: Re: Hydraulic lifters type 1 case for the street ?
Post by: Frenchy Dehoux on March 04, 2017, 04:59:33 am
Thanks Brandon Steve told me to bring him the cam and lifters i will be using on this block so he can match.

Frenchy


Title: Re: Hydraulic lifters type 1 case for the street ?
Post by: Zach Gomulka on March 04, 2017, 05:06:36 am
I checked out the hydraulic grinds on CB's website. Very high total duration relative to the duration at .050". Gentle ramps. I wonder how they perform in your "average" 2276??


Title: Re: Hydraulic lifters type 1 case for the street ?
Post by: ketsa on March 04, 2017, 12:25:39 pm
I'm using this one in 2,1 wbx T3 Syncro
http://www.cbperformance.com/product-p/2254.htm

Nice low end, really good for cruising and on highways until there's a need to overtake someone... Can't be sure if the cam is the limiting thing or the wbx fuel system, but there's no "now we are talking" feeling at higher rpm.
Other words I can't feel a big difference compared to 112 hp wbx stock cam.