ryanmac 0 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Hi allI am building a 2.9 engine with a eaton m62 charger but wanted some extra work done on the engine so I emailed a company about lightening and balancing the vr6 bottom end for me and regrinding some cams to 264 or slightly more profile. They have replied and there prices are good but the guy has asked if I want the head converted to solid lifter.....Can someone explain this to me....are the lifters completely replaced and what are the benefits....Ryan Link to post Share on other sites
rodney 17 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Right this is a huge topic. So worth a search on line. Plus answering on a hand held so only brief response atm. I would suggest you stay as you are unless going for big numbers. Solids allow much better power under the curve as they are direct link thus higher revs. Serious profiles on cams etc etc . However they need setting up and kept set up. There is no small failure with them. Think of it as hydraulic has a squash limit and thus more forgiving. But works well for normal modifications.Hope that is okay for the moment. If seriously considering them. Look at other mods around the system to keep ducks in a row and buy a book and search online. Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 No point in them at all unless frequently revving up to 8000rpm or more, which the VR6 won't really like anyway due to it's crank throw.If you ever wondered why M3s sound like a bucket of bolts at low revs, it's because they use solid lifters. Do you really want a VR6 that sounds like a Talbot Horizon? Link to post Share on other sites
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