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If you have called HPR before about building an engine you will be asked a number of questions.  One of those being, are you looking to do a solid roller or hydraulic roller valvetrain?   Why is that?   Well for one it helps us narrow down some choices for you and better estimate the costs of your project.  The other is making sure we have the correct cylinder head casting to start with.  Why is the casting so important you might ask?  Well let us take a closer look.  For the purpose of this article we are going to be looking...

#3 Lifters. I am choosing to do the lifters before addressing the rods and pistons for a few reasons. In some ways the lifter is often a very over looked part of the equation in a engine build but a vital one. Most people might only think of hydraulic or solid lifters....roller or tappet, but give little thought sometimes to other aspects of the lifter and how that can help a high performance engine survive. Since all most all domestic engines built since 1986 have had roller lifters I am going to leave out the flat tappet lifters for this...