Is this lifter bad??? 56K Beware!!!
Originally Posted by Cstraub
Morel will fax a copy of the report to me from the testing lab. Sidestep you can come over and read it and post a picture or scanned image of the report on this site for everyone to read. That's all I can do. If anyone else wants to pay for the testing of the lifters then they can post their results as well.
How much does testing cost?
Depending on the scope of test it could range from $400 to $5000. A company I worked for in the past was in a lawsuit on a broken rocker arm. If memory serves me it was around $1000 to get a failure analysis on it. Another company that I deal with just had damper test done to monitor harmonics, just the testing not parts cost them $7000.
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Originally Posted by Cstraub
Morel will fax a copy of the report to me from the testing lab. Sidestep you can come over and read it and post a picture or scanned image of the report on this site for everyone to read. That's all I can do. If anyone else wants to pay for the testing of the lifters then they can post their results as well.
Thanks Again,
Originally Posted by Cstraub
Depending on the scope of test it could range from $400 to $5000. A company I worked for in the past was in a lawsuit on a broken rocker arm. If memory serves me it was around $1000 to get a failure analysis on it. Another company that I deal with just had damper test done to monitor harmonics, just the testing not parts cost them $7000.
Has anyone had these sorts of problems with aftermarket or Comp O.E lifters? I thought the comp o.e. lifters came with a steel girdle between the two lifters to help keep them aligned?
looks to me (if i had to guess) that the lifters are coming out of alignment with the cam lobe. If the lifter showed vertical scoring (lines) then I could see spring pressures/pushrod length, but it looks as though CHUNKS of the lifters are coming off... and uneven scoring.
IMO look into a rev kit or comp o.e. lifters with girdle if available? I'm looking to see if there are any posts on the subject (search) ... so far i've found none.
looks to me (if i had to guess) that the lifters are coming out of alignment with the cam lobe. If the lifter showed vertical scoring (lines) then I could see spring pressures/pushrod length, but it looks as though CHUNKS of the lifters are coming off... and uneven scoring.
IMO look into a rev kit or comp o.e. lifters with girdle if available? I'm looking to see if there are any posts on the subject (search) ... so far i've found none.
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Verdad Gallardo Just an update. The cam was requested also for a analysis. Sidestep/Scott got the camshaft that the lifters ran on. The cam was shipped to the lab on Friday. After the cam has some test done on it then some results will be posted.
