I have just started to build my self a ke30, so far have lowered it,17 1nch mags, new panel and paint and prelude seats. That went all good but I'm not to clude up when it comes to the engine side of things. I only no what I have read, with no real knowledge of engines. I have got myself a 5k engine that has has the head shaved,ported and polished, 2t vales with hardened valve springs, a street ground cam (half race cam), lightly balanced crank.pistons and rod, and a set of 2t twin carbs to start things rollin. I keep reading about people changing the lifters to solid ones, so my question is with what I have done do I have to change the lifters or will I get away with what I got. I don't want to break it. And also with what i have done would any1 know what kind of power it would be making. Thanks, the new guy

Solid lifters are only neccesary if you plan to rev the motor to high rpm's regularly.

Read these articles.

5k lifters

Lifters FAQ

Edited August 23, 200521 yr by kangaroosa

Thanks, I was starting to get worried, I tried to read up aout it but must of missed those ones. Any other mods that can be done that havent listed down.

Try searching for 5K in the search above. There's been a lot of discussion on this and similar topics. Enough that we don't need to go into it all again here.