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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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My aftermarket lifters fail on me after 17,000 miles . not going to name the co. because i still hold them in high regards , and maybe i got a defunk part from em .Since i bought these lifters from them over 3 yrs ago i doubt they will credit me anything anyways .

So to my point i am runnin h/c setup are the ls7 lifters an option or are there better aftermarket out there ? im lookin for longevity here, some people like to pull their heads off every 20 k and if thats what makes them happy more power to them ,but i got better things to with my time

Any suggestions would be appreciated , even a good story would be cool

cam is jsut under .600 lift hardend PR's
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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Well a lot of people have good luck with LS7 lifters. The premium lifter are Morel - but they can be hard to get sometimes!
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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morel huh ill look em up , prob expensive but ill take a look , any idea if the ls7's can perform well at high rpms ?
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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+1 on the LS7"s
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by blue99z
morel huh ill look em up , prob expensive but ill take a look , any idea if the ls7's can perform well at high rpms ?
Morel's will run you about $500. They are a high end lifter.
How high of RPM's you looking for?
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 06:24 AM
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6,500 - 7,000
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:22 AM
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I've got one set of the link Morels left in stock right now. They are $565 to your door, I had 5 sets and now am down to 1 but have more on order. They go quick, it's a superior lifter to the LS7.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:39 AM
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I've got one set of the link Morels left in stock right now. They are $565 to your door, I had 5 sets and now am down to 1 but have more on order. They go quick, it's a superior lifter to the LS7.
^^ I agree. Although I bought the tray style Morels I had them on order since October and just got them! If they weren't coming I would have bought them from Chris (99blancoSS)!
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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what about the comp "R" lifters ? do u need an adjustable valve train to use em ? Price is an issue i want a good product just morel are double what any other lifter in the market costs .
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