It is possible to run solid flat tappets on a hydraulic flat-tappet cam and even mechanical roller lifters on a hydraulic-roller cam. Putting solid lifters on a hydraulic cam will gain about 500 rpm ...

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, ...

With engines, bigger is typically better. Well, sort of. Bigger generally means more power, but it can also mean more headaches. More boost will give you more power, but it will also require more ...

Hydraulic roller cams have plenty going for them, including power, reliability, and reduced friction. Heck, even the OEMs have embraced the benefits of hydraulic roller cams. Often thought of as the ...

Sorry, solid lifters, you make a wonderful typewriter clack and allow for intoxicatingly high rpms, but you can't be surprised that manufacturers slowly moved to ...