) but I'm not sure it would be worth the time and work I'd put into it. It does need a lifter, though, so I may do it after all. With the roller cam you'll lose a little bit of duration, but I don't think it's really enough to matter. Parts wear-wise, though, it's a pretty easy and cheap mod. All in all, don't really think you're going to notice any difference whatsoever switching stock cams.
Adding duration adds top end, along with other things. The F3 is much like a bigger 16v cam, loads of duration and little lift. This also means a lot of overlap. But will raise the RPM range.
They did fail. And I've a lot of others fail too and they make the valve train noisy. Everything done right the stockers work fine, they just can't get windage in them. New lifters are nice to have in the older engines with miles on them. I can almost buy 2 sets of new MP PT lifters for what one set of stock lifters cost. At the dealer they are twice as much. PTs are just the same thing with the ability to spit out the air that gets trapped in them. And they cost nearly or right at half. So why wouldn't I swear by something that can't hurt ever at any RPM and they cost a ton less? Is there a down side somewhere? I have sold a set of washers every week for what 4 years now? Not one single complaint, not one. Many do it just because they can't afford 2.2 lifters, and don't care if they work better. I've heard people complain there lifters tick after autocrossing. But don't with PTs. A new engine done right, and you add crank scrapers and windage trays and so on and you should be fine with stock lifters. My dads TC runs sweet with stock ones, the car is mint though. I am also open to complaints on them, I don't defend them blindly. People all over like them so much they call Fasteners from all over the country to buy washers. I posted all the info on them, word of mouth people liking them they are 100 times more popular than when I first did it. Whats the downside?
