From the archives: The beauty of hydraulic lifters is that they self-compensate for valvetrain clearances, doing away with the need for valvetrain adjustment. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, ...
"Bullwinkle, that trick never works. Why don't you figure out how to make hydraulic roller lifters survive big spring pressure." Like Bullwinkle, hydraulic roller lifters get no respect. It appears ...
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Why do some engines use hydraulic lifters?
The engines of yesteryear were pretty simple, with tappets clackity-clacking away on cam lobes, opening valves, and making a ruckus while doing it. Mechanical lifters were adequate for valve operation ...
COMP Cams Explains the Pros and Cons of Solid, Hydraulic, Flat-Tappet, and Roller Cams, and the Advanced Technology that makes them all Work. With horsepower seemingly growing on trees these days, ...
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When (And Why) Did Cars Stop Using Solid Lifters?
Once upon a time, most car engines used solid or mechanical lifters. But unlike most fairy tales that begin that way, there was no lasting happy ending for them. Hydraulic lifters first appeared in ...
Small-block Chevys first came out of Detroit with hydraulic-roller camshafts in 1987 in some passenger cars. Because the small-block was first on the scene, this story will deal with just the ...
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