Originally Posted by Jonlem
Yawn
Hydraulic lifters eh, ok mate, you clearly know best.
It has f**k all to do with my mates costing more, its the fact it was built with that power in mind and thats what it had to cost.
What exhaust manifold are you using as there are probably only 2 off the shelf manifolds that are known to work on high output xe's, the others have to be custom and you take your chances using those.
You have back tracked more and more in the last few pages, one minute its going to be 260+hp when its built, now its just your goal eventually ? its not going to make much power at all if you can't rev it, you do understand that don't you lol
Whilst you have some nice parts sitting there and its not yet assembled I would advise you consider changing the spec a little to solid lifters, solid profile camshafts and maybe take note about the issues with xe's breathing so look into a Tony Law or BTB manifold as you will need it to achieve the numbers your looking at.
It might benefit you to stop being a pi55taker and actually take some advice from people who DO know whats needed to make those sort of numbers from the chosen engine rather than think were all internet experts and don't know what were talking about, especially Steve when he has been there many many times.
