grinder11

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I have an interesting (to me, & maybe others) question. I have 50,000 miles on my LS7 lifters. All seems fine. I'm on a budget due to needing new heads. Of course, new trays are a given. But, seeing as my lifters are fine, I'm torn between replacing and reusing. Buying 16 new lifters isnt real expensive, but it isnt as cheap as it once was, either. If I go with new I run the risk of getting a defective lifter, which is one problem I dont have at the moment. On the other hand, there is cycle life. Mine have been in for 50,000 miles. Am I pushing my luck reusing them? What do you guys think? What would you do? Please, no knocking using LS7 lifters, and comments like I should've never used them to begin with, as they've worked well for me....so far. TIA...

01CamaroSSTx

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I don't think using them is an issue for a stock engine but for a performance engine I'm tossing the plastic trays and getting link bar style lifters.

91 Z28

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What's your go to link bar lifters?? I'm currently using a set of zzperformance lifters in my engine without issue but can't help but think that if something was to go it's gonna be the lifters. They've been really quiet and I shift at 7000 rpm and pushing 17#

wretched73

$170 from WS6 Store.... For that money I'd replace

https://www.ws6store.com/product/gm-...-lifters-bulk/

DualQuadDave

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If it's a budget issue, reuse them. However, new heads means new pushrods, so do you want to spend that $$$ twice? I would pop the credit card and get some Johnson 2110r. Buy once and be done for a while. FYI, you may be able to reuse some of your valve train on the Brodie/TFS heads which will trim the cost some.

01CamaroSSTx

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I'm running Johnson 2116LSR's but if you're running upwards of 500 lbs of spring pressure then 2126LSR's would be my choice. Both lifters have an advertised preload of .035 +/- 0.01

I just don't like depending on plastic trays to keep a lifter properly aligned even though LS engines have gone hundreds of thousands of miles on them. Just my .02

G Atsma

For $253.48, Summit has Morel 7717 lifters and lifter trays. Not too bad a deal.