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12-05-2024, 08:22 PM
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Drives: 2018 Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
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Aftermarket Lifter Durability?
Greetings!
We are doing an upgrade to our 416 CI powerplant that uses a mild Cam Motion cam, Johnson 2110K (Katech) lifters and fairly firm PSI 1516 springs. We've only got ~10K miles on the combination. Any experience on when to send the lifters in for a refresh? Previously in a 96 LT4 combination (Gen II) I hit ~50K on OEM lifters, Comp Cams roller rockers, fresh beehive springs and healthy GM 847 roller cam - at which point I mushroomed a valve tip. Comp Cam pointed to race engine parts - don't expect OEM reliability. Just curious what people expect. Thanks. 
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12-05-2024, 09:54 PM
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Drives: 2016 1SS NFG A8 Join Date: Aug 2017
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If everything is setup correctly It should need valve springs replaced before lifters.
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12-09-2024, 03:27 PM
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  Drives: 2015 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Clinton Twp, Michigan
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Valve springs every 25-30k miles to be safe.
We typically don't change the lifters unless something else in the engine came apart running debris through them. |
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12-09-2024, 03:59 PM
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Drives: 2018 Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
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Thanks, gents. We will leave the lifters alone and swap the springs since it is convenient.
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