Anybody got an opinion on whether the quality of the Crane units are good enough? They are about 2/3 the price of the Rhoads.

Robert

I've not heard anything about the Crane units yet, and nothing but good reports on the Rhoads... but that's not to say the Crane's are not a quality product?

Maybe check on PY too for a wider variety of Pontiac users who may have tried them out already?

Brett! (Soggy in Seattle!)

Depends on the valve duration and cam selection.

No need to blow money unnecessarily unless you have a huge cam with low vacuum signal.

Stick with basic lifters unless you are running a huge single pattern cam.

From what I've heard they are about halfway between normal lifters and Rhoads, haven't tried either.

Well, it's not huge. Around .515 w/1.65s. But it is a single pattern at 226/226@.050(more w/the 1.65s I guess). Throwing away money on something un-needed is always the goal. Vacuum is about 9-10lbs at idle. Whatcha think?

Robert

The standard lifters will be fine with that cam. I tried the Rhoads for about a month and never could stand the noise. Switched back to standards with a 230/240. Didn' t take a reading, but always had plenty of brakes. No experience with the Crane lifters.

I didn't know Crane was making those again!!
I used a set of them in my Mopar 340 in the late 80's. There still in there running perfectly. (Not as much bleed down as the Rhodes, at least back then!)