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I was told that, too. Now, you have about 10k more miles than my motor did when I got a new longblock from IPP (definitely a good experience), and I just rebuilt my lifters per Ash's faq (if you can call it a rebuild; it's more of a cleaning) after I did a lot of research and talked to a handful of people. So I say your lifters are fine. Read on. After looking at the lifters firsthand, here's what I have to say about getting new lifters: I had several (probably 6) that had divots on the crowns of the lifters. The rest looked pretty good, with only slight marring, though a few looked brand new. (Lifters are pretty easy to disassemble and clean, and once clean, the crowns were easy to check for wear.) I talked to Kyle about it, and he really said that ticking was the only thing to be concerned about if not using aftermarket cams (since, even if I had long term cam wear, I can get cam shafts cheap). Well, I didn't see any problems with the cams, and I also have had no ticking. Considering that, I made the decision to reuse my lifters. Only got about 2.5k on the new motor, but no issues at all with lifter ticking, and no performance problems :D. I think the biggest problem, based on my research, is ticking due to the lifters being clogged (which is why the rebuild/cleaning is useful. The divots don't make a noticeable difference unless they're REALLY messed up from what I understand, since these are hydraulic lifters and they adjust themselves for wear.
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