yeh its nice to be able to know the vehicle well, theres been a few times where i was working on it with my tuner and he ask me something like what's that relay control and immediately im able to answer because ive learned to do the majority of everything myself with the exception of him helping me but when he does help me I dont leave my truck. I stay right there with him turning wrenches so to speak with him. Honestly I do most of the stuff myself, even if its something outside my comfort zone ill do it myself and ask him am I doing it right as im doing it or i may tell him somethings I need your help on this one but ill Definitely pay close attention so I learn it for the next go around. The custom fabrications, jailbreaking computers, tuning, is where he gets me though. He does that stuff so easily so there is still alot for me to learn.

 

eyes definitely bugging, they are all mellings jb2079 lifters.

 

Just FYI, you don't have to smoke ALL the pot my friend.

 

Just enough to cover for us guys who have job's that dont allow us to do those sort of things.

 

You're not missing anything, all it does is waste time that you could be doing something productive.

 

oh I know, im just pulling his leg. I have no interest in those sort of things. Ivd had my fun in my younger days. My turbo truck is much more enjoyable.

 

Just to defend this guy a little there are minor differences lifter to lifter. Some of them have a single groove cut into the body where others have 2 grooves. I noticed it initially also but appearance can and will vary part to part even with the same brand.

 

wow yeh you right, I didnt notice that. They all came individually wrapped in mellings boxes with part number jb2079 on them. Now i wish I still had them so I could look at them.
I looked it up and apparently Delphi, Eaton, and Johnson all have produced these lifters for mellings and they had slight differences like the single or dual grooves. It also says there were no critical differences that would affect performance or usability if they are used together.

 

So with all this said, who makes the best lifters if price is not a factor and if price is a factor?

 

I always go with the ultra power from rock auto cause im cheap. But if im splurging i like the acdelco ls7 lifters. Balling out I think I would go with Johnson

 

sounds like its all the same **** just with a different name on it. If the companies i listed are making them then whats difference in for say buying a Delphi or mellings lifter?

 

sounds like a way just to scam us out of more money. In a sense re prints with different logo's.

 

I agree on alot of parts, aftermarket replacement parts mainly. Most of it is made by the same company and sold to the various name brands. Performance aftermarket not so much. And the legit OE stuff is usually of a better quality but it depends on the part.

Edit- but like you just did time is a factor at times too. Alot faster to go to the parts store vs waiting from a dealer or online

 

Just for info:
ICT Billet - Genuine LS7 Lifters $160.00
Michigan Motorsports - Johnson 2110R Lifters $440.00
Rock Auto - Sealed Power HT2148A $110.24

 

I've used the same mellings lifters from speedway, same exact lifter. That why i just go to O'Reilly's. Makes alot of sense though, interesting food for thought.

 

what is a genuine LS7 lifter though? Have you even done a comparison? Powell has a nice debunk on ls7 lifters, there's no such thing.

 

ICT Billet has an unboxing video on their website. They buy them in bulk by the pallet from a US manufacturer that sells to GM.

 

have you watched Powell's video on the "ls7" lifter? He does a comparison video on a few them with a few others and shows how they dont exist.

 

Quite interesting conflicting information… I currently have Comp short travel lifters in my 370.

 

I've not seen that, but I just watched it and it's hard to argue with for sure.
He got the info straight from Delphi.
My only other thought would be that perhaps the original LS7 lifter went through a more rigorous QC standard since those engines were hand built.
Might the same difference be in the lifters mentioned is that some have better quality standards then others?
So I went on Rock Auto and looked up the PN for the 2009 LS7 lifter, then looked up 2005 5.3 lifter, same PN.
I bet they call them LS7 lifters as a marketing ploy which makes sense.