In the world of drag racing, endurance is a term that is extremely subjective, as it changes upon the competition – you have eighth-mile racing, 1,000-foot racing, and quarter-mile racing. Then, take into account all of the various different classes, engine combinations, and cars to put them in, and ET’s ranging from 3-second Top Fuel passes to the bracket-racing Champion at your local track putting along in his daily-driver 19-second station wagon. As a result, when manufacturers create parts, they need to do it with a wide
range of applications in mind (except your truly custom race applications, of course).
Engineering dollars are critical to part design, and the companies that spend them in the right places are oftentimes rewarded with a ‘must-have’ part for a particular competition level. That’s what Comp Cams is betting on with their new Elite Race Solid Roller Lifters, as they have come up with a clean-sheet design after quite a bit of time spent on research, development and tons of testing. The lifters are designed to hold up to just about anything, and a high-RPM race engine is where they are happiest. Over the last several years, camshaft materials, testing, and the tools to measure the results of those tests have gotten more technologicallyadvanced.
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