I have used a T/A 510 hyd. cam and REALLY like the power. But I am tired of dealing with lifter problems and have toyed around with installing solid cam. But I have heard that swapping in just the solid lifters is possible(?) on a hydraulic camshaft. Is this true, and do I just drop them in? Or is there some procedure? I have T/A 5/16" pushrods and T/A roller rockers. I will use an adj. pushrod to check for correct length if the length isn't correct to correct the geometry (BEEN there, done THAT!).
Mike T. at TA Performance told me a couple of years ago that you could put solid lifters on a hydraulic cam, but not the other way. With adjustable pushrods or rockers, of course. Never got around to trying it, but call him and talk to him, he can help you out.:TU:
Did anyone ever determine if this was possible or not? Is there any benefit to doing it beside not having to deal with all the hydraulic lifter problems?
Yes it does i have done it ........a few years ago i was having problems with lifters and i talk to mike at t/a and said to go head and put in soild lifters and it worked great i had bleed down problems it took care of that!!! The onle thing i'm not sure of is what to set the lifter to a think he said .010 not sure you got to check with them on that
I've seen it done on Olds and Chebbys many times with good success. It made a little more power. I don't see why you couldn't do it on any hydraulic cam.
Are there any issues with different rates of acceleration & lifter rise between the solid and the hydraulic profiles? Just curious on the solid on a hydraulic stick. If there are not negative issues doing this then it would solve a lot of the hydraulic "quality" issues. George
After reviving this thread, I read an article in popular hotrodding. It said that the solid cams have a "lash" ramp before they start lifting to take up the extra lash that wouldn't be there with a hydraulic lifter. The ramp rate after this is very quick (compared to a hydraulic cam). The hydraulic cams don't have this. They said it can be done, but you have to watch how you set the lash. My thoughts exactly on the lifter quality issues.
Hi Steve, thanks for bringing this back up to the top again! :Brow: :TU: I'm still paying attention to this thread! TA DID tell me once a long time ago, that this was DEFINITELY possible. I guess I could have just called them back and asked them again for specific instructions. But I was more curious when I started this thread last summer, has anyone actually done this, especially with one of the bigger hydraulic cams such as the TA 510?o No: If so, what were the results?o No:
I had the TA 510 in my 350, had the same problems with the lifters bleeding down. I bought Comp Cams Pro Magnum Lifters with the check ball in them. This got rid of the bleeding down issues and the valve train was quieter also.
