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Solid lifter availability for the 1.8 head?

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Oct 28, 2002 | 12:08 PM

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Solid lifter availability for the 1.8 head?

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Oct 28, 2002 | 12:14 PM

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Do you have some special cams you are dying to use?

If I am not mistaken, the solid lifter cams have a much larger lobe than the hydro cams, at least in teh VW world...

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Oct 28, 2002 | 12:34 PM

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I will be changing cams...but I also want to rev the **** outta the motor...

probably 8000rpm or a bit more.

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Oct 28, 2002 | 12:47 PM

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Ah. Hydros can't rev that high? I would think that they would be hard as a rock at high revs...

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Oct 28, 2002 | 12:50 PM

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Potential valve float...

but I just talked to Don Istook and he seems to think 8000 no problem...but it makes we wonder where the limit is....

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Oct 28, 2002 | 12:53 PM

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I thought the float was due to the springs?

I was under the impression that all the lifters do was keep the cams tight to the valvestems constantly...

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Oct 28, 2002 | 01:00 PM

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You dont need solid lifters to rev that high. But you do if you want to get up to 8500 rpms

but at a cost of over $3K dollars do you think 500 rpms is worth it.

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Oct 28, 2002 | 01:07 PM

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Based on what evidence?

I'm really curious if there is a formula used to figure it out

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Oct 28, 2002 | 01:10 PM

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Others have been revving their 1.8t's to 8K rpms.

I know someone that went past that and did not do any damage to the motor.

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Oct 28, 2002 | 01:25 PM

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Good to know...how much past 8K did he go?

And for what length of time?

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