soild hydrolic lifters 1.6 8v?

[benny f gsi,n it]

i need help i have just bought a ported and polished cylinder head for my 1.6 8v gsi (e16se) engine and it has soild lifters but i have never used a set before and dont know what gap to set between the lifter and the follower?
HELP
:)

[tom reid]

Try 10 and 20, you should be safe aty that.

[benny f gsi,n it]

between 10-20 thousand of a inch?

[tom reid]

10 thou on inlet and 20 thou exhaust

[Stuart]

get a solid profile cam.... running a hydro on them is a major baf to get right.

[Adam]

Or put the head back to hydraulic, if your using a "normal" type cam.
Not mega high power range etc.

[benny f gsi,n it]

what do you mean by solid cam? as it came with a piper cam which they were used with before.

[Stuart]

get the cam part number and contact piper for the right clearances then...

a "solid" cam is one that is a solid profile designed for use with sloid lifters and can take the gap left by clearances + has more vicious ramp rates (faster to max lift) that hydraulic lifters simply cannot take for any time.

[benny f gsi,n it]

ok i will get in contact with them

[Adam]

Which cam is it?
Check the number stamped in the end.

[benny f gsi,n it]

its got stamped on the end BP285HY (piper cam)

[Nick]

I'd imagine it's a Hydraulic rather than a solid.

Solid cams tend to be 300+ and the HY combined, probably means it's a 285 degree hydraulic profile !

[benny f gsi,n it]

but the cam was in use on the engine before i had it with the solid lifters?
should i just stay with hydrolic lifters as im keeping with injection so dont wana get a mad % cam

[Adam]

Yeah, stay with hydaulics.

285hy, H=hydraulic, not sure what the y represents tho.

[benny f gsi,n it]

what is the benifit of havin standard lifters?

[Adam]

Dont need set/check clearences.

Less noise.

[tom reid]

Sell me the lifters if you go hydraulic.:thumb:

[benny f gsi,n it]

how much you offering as i mite try them with the piper cam what they are set at now and see how i get on if not they will go up for sale

[tom reid]

Let's see how you get on with them first, you might like it!

[benny f gsi,n it]

ok cheers

[Stuart]

If they are the hex adjustable ones, bear in mind they go for ?250 new... and hardly wear/lose value.

[benny f gsi,n it]

when you say hex do you mean a hex nut and thread?

[Stuart]

with a hole in the top for an allen key yes.

[benny f gsi,n it]

cool i think they are a set of harry hockley ones, if they never need ajdusting i may try fitting them how they are adjusted atm. :)