Anyone using Comp OE lifters?
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Anyone using Comp OE lifters? I think they might also be called Xtreme Energy but not sure. I noticed mine leak down awfully quick and thought I'd check with everyone else.
Originally Posted by dhdenney
I think they might also be called Xtreme Energy but not sure. I noticed mine leak down awfully quick and thought I'd check with everyone else.
I can get you the part number from the ones I used if you want. Also can take a pic of the leftovers if you are curious
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Eye candy is always great. I have the receipt for them somewhere, under the enormous pile. I may get it out tomorrow. I remember them being the OE lifters. I have a little over 10K miles on mine (not real sure as I have this motor in a different car). Not a problem out of them so far. I had two other valvetrain problems but I don't know if they're related to the lifters or not. First time I think was the builder's fault--there was valve stem that wasn't on the roller and it was wearing into the rocker body. Second time the same thing happened but it was right after we put the motor in the different car. I remember the chain binding on one of the rockers but can't remember which. So I can't tag the lifters for either. However, I was helping a buddy this past couple weekends on a heads and cam swap. He had some bad lifters and we bent a couple pushrods before we got it straightened out. I got a little paranoid and pulled my cover and noticed how quick these leak down. If you run the car and shut it off and immediately check everything, they're pumped up and tight. But in like 30 seconds, they've started to leak down and it almost feels like a loose rocker. I just hope I don't bend a couple pushrods myself. I've been thinking about getting some non self aligners and some guideplates.
Yes the Comp OE lifters leak down very quickly. I have bent two pushrods, one pretty bad, and have also had a N/A Pro Mag 1.6 freeze up becasue of a needle bearing failure after putting 1500 miles since the cam swap. But I will say Comp stood behind their products when that happened. I am just glad I didn't get a bad batch of their 918 springs!
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Originally Posted by JustinsZ
Yes the Comp OE lifters leak down very quickly. I have bent two pushrods, one pretty bad, and have also had a N/A Pro Mag 1.6 freeze up becasue of a needle bearing failure after putting 1500 miles since the cam swap. But I will say Comp stood behind their products when that happened. I am just glad I didn't get a bad batch of their 918 springs!
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Originally Posted by dhdenney
Yes I got that but the Comp R had an infamous problem.