Subject	Probably the 350Z engine has been engineered to allow oiling
Posted by	LitlElvis on November 02, 2007 at 2:20 PM
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In Reply To	Actually you will have more than enough oil. Because posted by AZHeat on November 02, 2007 at 01:53 PM
Message	But I am talking about solid lifters being used in the VG30 engine specifically. And, aftermarket solid lifters for this engine do eliminate the oiling hole which is something to consider since the VG30 does not have any other means of directly oiling the cam lobes other than puddling. When you eliminate the lifter oiling, you might find the oil weeping from the cam journals and lifter bores is sufficient to lube the cam lobes, but I haven't seen one of these things running with a valve cover removed to see how the oil is spraying out of these areas. IMO the direct oil hole in the lifter is a great idea and if the solids had it, even better.
Follow Ups	What are the downfalls if any of running solid lifters? - 550HPTT 13:22:41 11/02/07 According to Kyle they can go 60k+ before needing adjustment - Eric(NJ) 13:34:05 11/02/07 Kyle also said you need to have the right cams - na300zx (OH) 13:51:48 11/02/07 I will have after market cams, Im looking to have some - 550HPTT 13:55:36 11/02/07 A cam grinder told me that you can run - AZHeat 14:00:07 11/02/07 No oil hole to lube the cam lobe... - LitlElvis 13:47:04 11/02/07 Actually you will have more than enough oil. Because - AZHeat 13:53:37 11/02/07 Probably the 350Z engine has been engineered to allow oiling - LitlElvis 14:20:53 11/02/07 The oil hole in the lifter is more for lifter bleed down - aliaZ 14:49:56 11/02/07 Yup. (n/m) - AZHeat 15:46:02 11/02/07 good info. didn't know that. (n/m) - spotz 16:11:58 11/02/07
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