Finding QUALITY Lifters With Brian Tooley

Best in the LSX industry, BTR is always my go to. Brian is the most humble, knowledgeable, and wise individual in the industry. He hand picks his staff which is 2nd to none.

The stage 2 turbo cam might be the most versatile cam on the market. It performs perfectly in my turbo LQ9 swapped single cab. Thanks for all you do Brian!

You should upload more content brian, I'd watch em for sure.

This summer I'm planning to go to a BTR stage 4 cam for my LS7 and was contemplating going with a tie-bar hyd. lifter. What t-b lifter does BTR suggest?

This is solid information from the man himself. And he's 100% correct about the knock off lifters. And as for the DOD trays?? Remove and toss all that garbage in the appropriate containers. We are about to finish the build on our LC9 5.3 that has been upgraded to the Truck Norris cam. And its going into my wife's 1986 Chevy Camaro in a few weeks. Out with the 115 hp v6 and in with this nice aluminum block 5.3. We are hopeful to see 325 - 350 hp on pump gas. Which will make for a really nice summer time daily driver with a little "get up and go".. Thanks Brian for all you do for the LS engine world.

Good stuff I use videos like this to show when a customer ask do we really need to buy new lifter trays 😂

Thanks for the video. However it would be nice to have an overview from what is available for what application. LS7, Caddy, Morel, Johnson, etc, etc... this is a topic I am struggling with and I'm sure a lot of others do with me.

Good information thank you

i have those delphi ls7 lifters i had them for about 3 months and they started tapping everything is fine but the lifters and they would pump oil

My LS7 lifters would not oil, clatter clatter clatter. After two sets, I went with Johnson - perfect now.

I bought morel lifter’s from morel. Very happy. I will replace them at some point with solid tie bar style when i go turbo

If you have the money to go, LSX block, don't be a cheap whore and use them plastic things😂

Be ware of knockoff ls7 lifters and lifter treys on eBay…I bought them and the damn treys melted letting the lifters dance around and destroyed themselves and my cam. Johnson 2116 link bar lifters are now in play

I'm glad I'm patient. Those last four words answered all my questions & concerns. Thanks!

Ac delco lifters are they different than the Delphi lifters

Great insight into the lifters and supporting components. Can I run a tie bar lifter setup in my Gen V LT... like the Gaterman Products? That way I get away from the lifter trays all together..... Thanks in advance for your help!

I'm proud to say I have a complete BTR cam and valve train for my 09 CTS-V!!

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You can buy fake BTR lifters and trays on ebay for $80.00. Buy your components from reputable sources.

What about going to a jhonson or moral lifter? Also, at what lift do you suggest tie bar lifters vs tray lifters?

Delphi lifters are the ones dying the most right now, so this is pretty awkward.

I fixed my LSX block, I went back to a flat tappet cam w ceramic lifters.

Thanks for my lifters again Brian the packaging and quality were A+++ thank you can't beat the price

Nice. #!!! 😊😊😊

Thanks

Will these delphi ls7 lifters be sufficient for you stage 2 single turbo ls cam?

People have degreed out the truck norris cam and have the true specs....😂😂😂

Remember the good ole days when 12499225s were less than $400. I've got a set from back then and just bought another set. Wish I had bought a few spare sets then and kept them.

So should i buy y’all’s BTR Delphi lifters or spend more and get the Morels? I don’t plan on keeping this engine forever, i plan on getting a 6.2 to replace my dod 5.3 later on.

What pump do you recommend to offset the oil pressure loss from axle oilng lifters? Can we successfully swap cams without pulling heads when using tie bar lifters?

Hey Guys, what is the life expentacy of LS7 DELPHIS under zr1 cam and blower at 15 psi . on an ls96 engine ? how often should trays and lifters be replaced to prevent a failure?

If you want a quality lifter do not buy Morel. They are junk. I bought a set of hyd rollers and they have been a disaster. Noisy as hell. I only realised after I installed them and heard them I googled the issue and found heaps of people having the same problems as me. Do not buy Morel I can only assume they are made in China with very low quality control. Spend a little extra and get something decent.

Just got a set of those with the DOD kit From BTR. 👍

Designed to fail so you have to keep buying more parts.

Hi,,,is it normal after installing pushrod and rocker,,,,then doing a full crank rotation,,,,i push down on the back of the rocker and the pushrod is easy to move down,,, ( i guess probably because theres no oil in the lifter so its riding on the little lifter spring) its a new set of your ls7 style lifters....thank you

i got tie bar lifters morell i hate them but only way to change them out is to pull the heads . oh i had got two sets of them LS7 lifter had a failure in each set never buy that crap ever agen . i like the Johnson's to bad the price is so ridiculous

Now I'm worried. I've just finished installing my engine. I noticed that my lifter trays that came with my btr TN cam & springs didn't seem to be any tighter then the old 260,000 mile kinda loose ones. I was able to install them without them falling out but I was being careful. Hear go's nothing 🤷‍♂️ jad some things happen, in a ruff spot, he'll I can't even afford a tune now, Yikes!🤞

Does the base circle of a cam affect the ability to oil the lifters properly?

Soak them or no before install?

What it mean Made in north America but not in the USA?

I would like to know what you think about Elgin Industries lifters, ive used them in daily abused LS swapped cars, using your cams, and never had a lifter fail. Since atleast 2016!!! I have Ls swapped over 40 cars, Trucks, and Jeeps using them.

Welp good thing I had a delphi lifter and tray upgrade when my engine was rebuilt. I wouldn't be surprised if they were BTR products considering my cam is BTR as well. On a side note: The BTR Stage 1 220 cam apparently can handle more than 7000 rpm's. Currently having my trans tuned and cough couple of times hit 7500-7600 rpms. Still working the kinks on the tune as we speak.

Will delphi lifter work good on a tsp stage 4 f-35 cam?

Than why Chevy doesn't fix that

I'm building a LY6 with a blower for a drift car. Are you saying the Delphi X12499225 lifter is the best choice? I plan on spinning it past 7k RPM

Brian,
You should start caring Gaterman hydro link bar lifters

Running your ls7 lifters i was wondering is it okay to run on a 225 cam

Can you use LS7 lifters in a 93-97 LT1 engine?