I run solid lifters in my 250 inline Chevy.
Works great!
I have run solids for at least 15 years.
With a solid cam you can tighten or you can set the lash a little looser,which in turn will give you more or less top end ,better low end, depends on how you adjust them.
Sounds great.
You can basically get away w/10 degrees more duration @ .050 w/a solid cam over a hydraulic.
Let's say you run a hydrualic cam w/230, degrees duration .050, pretty rough idle.
You could run a solid cam w/240 degrees duration & have roughly the same type of ldle.
But w/a solid cam,, they open & close the valves much quicker,more agressive,more power everywhere!!!
Highly recogmended!
But you do have to adjust your valve lash .
