Used Johnson Lifters or New Morels
Used Johnson Lifters or New Morels I hate to even ask this question, but I'm on the fence as to what to do. There are an overwhelming amount of threads on this subject. I put together a forged 408 from an LQ9. BTR .660 springs on Ported 799 Heads. I have a very lightly used Texas Speed Torquer V4 Cam currently installed that was purchased for a different car and made its way into this one, and it is highly likely I will be swapping that out for something that runs a little higher in the RPM range later down the line. This engine is going into a corvette. I've used WS6 store lifters for the past couple of cheap cam swaps without an issue. I want to do a little better this time. I plan to spin this thing to 7500 eventually. In my C6 (sold) I used Morel 5290's back in 2013, and they were great, but I only ran them to 6500. I have the option of picking up a used set of Johnson 2116LSRs or I can buy a new set of Morel 5290s. I am looking for a link bar lifter. Budget is $500. This will be a street car. What's the life expectancy on those Johnsons? Sorry for the vague question, just looking for some friendly advice or another affordable link bar option.
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Back in the day, the LS7 lifters were the go-to and I've used a few sets of those on cars I didn't really care about and they always worked great. The Morels were great in my supercharged C6, but I shifted that at right over 6K. It's interesting how they rate them at 6500 when a factory lifter can easily handle that. The threads I have read in regard to failures seem to begin where you would need a link bar lifter vs a regular style. I'm not sure who the target market is for the 5290s.
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honestly that cam isnt gonna want much over 7000 in a 408 anyway if that before it falls off so i dont think you have to go too crazy on the lifters until you upgrade
$500 for those morels through summit seems like a good deal although ive never seen them up close in person
do you know the owner/mileage of the johnsons? or a mystery online set? how much? could be worth it if theyre low miles or you can look them over in person and for a good price
$500 for those morels through summit seems like a good deal although ive never seen them up close in person
do you know the owner/mileage of the johnsons? or a mystery online set? how much? could be worth it if theyre low miles or you can look them over in person and for a good price
honestly that cam isnt gonna want much over 7000 in a 408 anyway if that before it falls off so i dont think you have to go too crazy on the lifters until you upgrade
$500 for those morels through summit seems like a good deal although ive never seen them up close in person
do you know the owner/mileage of the johnsons? or a mystery online set? how much? could be worth it if theyre low miles or you can look them over in person and for a good price
$500 for those morels through summit seems like a good deal although ive never seen them up close in person
do you know the owner/mileage of the johnsons? or a mystery online set? how much? could be worth it if theyre low miles or you can look them over in person and for a good price
Unless you know the lifters are good to go I wouldn't chance it. I think it's an area where you'd bite the bullet and buy new so you have peace of mind. If something did go wrong with the used lifters you'll be kicking yourself for not.
Do you know anything about the used lifters? Are they from a friend or some guy on marketplace?
Are the Johnson's serviceable? I mean are they easily taken apart and cleaned?
Are the Johnson's serviceable? I mean are they easily taken apart and cleaned?
im not saying you should do this but for half the price i would take the gamble but take them apart and check over/clean before running