Solid lifter for B6.....where to buy?

[mrpham]

When I was taking to Gary Stewart about my NA engine build he did mention that you can convert your hydraulics to solids and just get shims for them, so would be a cheap way to do a shim under bucket setup. I think he said you just take the HLA apart and remove all the stuffs inside or chock it up? I forget.

All his personal engine builds use hydraulics or hydraulics converted to solids.

Also you can get Toda products through Jesse Streeter because he orders them direct from the factory.

[manga_blue]

I think deckers does the same thing. It all depends on what you're doing. If it's an 8000+rpm screamer then weight becomes a factor: 37g for MMD vs 50g+ for converted HLAs

[project.r.racing]

those MMD lifters are $47 shipping (including insurance) if anyone was interested. recieved email from seller today.

??? for 16 of them ???

lol @ me...

[project.r.racing]

Arrived!

[rxmx]

I think he said you just take the HLA apart and remove all the stuffs inside or chock it up? I forget.

All his personal engine builds use hydraulics or hydraulics converted to solids.

Have a read of this thread on how to convert your hla's to solids, good write up with pics

http://fordlaser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44633

[mrpham]

Have a read of this thread on how to convert your hla's to solids, good write up with pics

http://fordlaser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44633

Awesome!

I think it would be a decent option, considering it's what Gary Stewart uses in his crazy NA builds. Obviously the increase weight over other solids hasn't concerned him. But you raise a good point project.r , it's quite a big weight difference.

[project.r.racing]

One big thing I noticed about converting HLA to solids. Is that back 5+ years ago, solid buckets cost like $500+, also it was much cheaper to convert the HLAs back then. Nowadays with solid buckets being so cheap, those become a better option.