If at all possible, reuse your lifters and rockers and any other original parts if possible. New parts are a crapshoot - usually junk.

I've had two experiences in the last two years where new lifters collapsed during the break-in period ruining a Chevy 350 and a Pontiac 400. Parts came from reputable sources like Summit Racing and both engines were built by guys who've been doing this their whole lives. Chinese junk.


1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)

1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)