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oldskool · 02-05-2020, 10:56 AM

OK, I found something on Brent's thread that I wanna ask ya'll about.

http://classracer.com/classforum/sho...&postcount=250

I know that the Shubeck lifters, & I assume the tool steel lifters, are quite expensive.

BUT, he mentioned the Delphi lifters, that have the hardened foot. I wanna be sure as to exactly which lifters that is referring to.

The reason I'm interested is because I bought some Jegs lifters, because they were cheap & because they were said to be made in the USA. They cost under $50.

They do have the low groove, denoting the hardened foot.

So, I'd like to know if these are the lifters that were referred to in the linked post. OR, are we talking about some special lifter that Delphi makes for racing ?

Below are pics of my Delphi/Jegs lifters. I took one apart to show the guts. I also bought some real snap rings, from Fastenal, to replace the flimsy wire retainers the lifters come with.

By the way, Brent posted that he bought Rhoads V-max Super Lube lifters for his Stocker engine. Those now cost nearly $200. Rhoads says they use Hylift Johnson lifters cores, then modify 'em to make Rhoads lifters.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/r...w/make/pontiac

For a bigger cam, he was gonna have the cam & lifters "coated". So, how much does it cost to have a cam & lifters coated, nowadays. And how much extra life will it give to the cam ?

02-05-2020, 10:56 AM	#6
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 747 Times in 362 Posts	Re: Best Pontiac Powered Stockers OK, I found something on Brent's thread that I wanna ask ya'll about. http://classracer.com/classforum/sho...&postcount=250 I know that the Shubeck lifters, & I assume the tool steel lifters, are quite expensive. BUT, he mentioned the Delphi lifters, that have the hardened foot. I wanna be sure as to exactly which lifters that is referring to. The reason I'm interested is because I bought some Jegs lifters, because they were cheap & because they were said to be made in the USA. They cost under $50. They do have the low groove, denoting the hardened foot. So, I'd like to know if these are the lifters that were referred to in the linked post. OR, are we talking about some special lifter that Delphi makes for racing ? Below are pics of my Delphi/Jegs lifters. I took one apart to show the guts. I also bought some real snap rings, from Fastenal, to replace the flimsy wire retainers the lifters come with. By the way, Brent posted that he bought Rhoads V-max Super Lube lifters for his Stocker engine. Those now cost nearly $200. Rhoads says they use Hylift Johnson lifters cores, then modify 'em to make Rhoads lifters. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/r...w/make/pontiac For a bigger cam, he was gonna have the cam & lifters "coated". So, how much does it cost to have a cam & lifters coated, nowadays. And how much extra life will it give to the cam ? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 02-05-2020 at 11:07 AM.