Hypermax Billet Rocker Arms

Hotrodtractor · Feb 3, 2014

Thoughts?

V-Ref · Feb 3, 2014

If I pm you my address can you send me some

Derek@Vision Diesel · Feb 3, 2014

Interesting...

Obviously not for the mild build, but for those still trying to push things to new limits, its great piece of mind.

The adjustment will also come in handy also.

Powerstroke Cowboy · Feb 3, 2014

Jason they look really nice. They also look like they are built to be adjusted. Do they say if they need to be adjusted every now and then? Or are they like the factory one where you bolt them in and leave them. For a DD it would be a pain to have to adjust them every know and then. But for competition use it would not be as much trouble. I guess that to depends on how often you tear into things to make sure there still good.

I am guessing they do not need to be adjusted after the insulation?

Needles to say I was wondering how long it was before a company would do this.

That a lot of money though!!! That the cost of Billet rods!!! But we are talking Hypermax here. All there stuff is above others pricing.

TrailerHauler · Feb 3, 2014

My memory is foggy, but didn't you have something similar?

Hotrodtractor · Feb 3, 2014

TrailerHauler said:
My memory is foggy, but didn't you have something similar?

Yes - I had a set of adjustable billet roller rockers in 2006.

Hotrodtractor · Feb 3, 2014

I like that I am seeing more rocker arm options for the 7.3. I know there are several different people that have looked into it, and some are suppose to be getting things made, but I found it interesting that these are just simply a beefed up stocker design with a rounded tip, adjustable lash, and a ball bearing as the fulcrum point, just like the stock units.... that all seems awfully spendy for just a beefier rocker.... I was just curious what everyone else thought.

mandkole · Feb 3, 2014

what was the lash adjustment for? did you have solid lifters, or did it just remove some of the tolerance stack lash in the stock system?

Hotrodtractor · Feb 3, 2014

mandkole said:
what was the lash adjustment for? did you have solid lifters, or did it just remove some of the tolerance stack lash in the stock system?

I had solid roller lifters.

Actually I converted the factory hydraulic roller lifters to solid to be more specific.

Powerstroke Cowboy · Feb 3, 2014

Hotrodtractor said:
I like that I am seeing more rocker arm options for the 7.3. I know there are several different people that have looked into it, and some are suppose to be getting things made, but I found it interesting that these are just simply a beefed up stocker design with a rounded tip, adjustable lash, and a ball bearing as the fulcrum point, just like the stock units.... that all seems awfully spendy for just a beefier rocker.... I was just curious what everyone else thought.

This!!!^^^ What can you say? It Hypermax... I have always liked the looks of your rocker arms. What did they cost? Could you not also set them up with the factory hydraulic lifter so they would not need to be adjusted to keep it in specs?? Or with that style do you have to adjust them no matter what?

Jason that picture of under the valve cover was your sled pulling pickup right?
Are those Injectors still the BD-code? Or where they something you made out of BD-code injectors?

For some reason I thought you had hybrids in there. Or did you try multiple injectors styles and that just one of them?

powerstrokenstang · Feb 3, 2014

Cheesy way to go billet i think. My solid lifters were way cheaper, all they do is put a lil slug in. I like h max stuff but there prices get a lil crazy sometimes.

PSDEng · Feb 3, 2014

Hotrodtractor said:
I like that I am seeing more rocker arm options for the 7.3. I know there are several different people that have looked into it, and some are suppose to be getting things made, but I found it interesting that these are just simply a beefed up stocker design with a rounded tip, adjustable lash, and a ball bearing as the fulcrum point, just like the stock units.... that all seems awfully spendy for just a beefier rocker.... I was just curious what everyone else thought.

IMO I think they put a lot of R&D into a useless product. Not useless in the sense they won't perform as claimed, useless in the sense that there isn't a market for them. Anybody needing a better rocker option for a 7.3 would almost always go to a billet option before going with these. I agree 100%, they're just a beefed up stock rocker.

BTW, Carson is working on rockers right now, just another option to consider.

Crack85 · Feb 3, 2014

All these company's need to make some 6.4 rockers

lincolnlocker · Feb 3, 2014

Hotrodtractor said:
Yes - I had a set of adjustable billet roller rockers in 2006.

Where can we find the rockers you used?

live life full throttle

V-Ref · Feb 3, 2014

Those look like Wipe Out Enterprises.

www.wipeoutenterprises.com
6523 Dawson Road
Sidney, OH 45365
(937)497-9473
[email protected]

Powerstroke Cowboy · Feb 3, 2014

V-Ref said:
Those look like Wipe Out Enterprises.

www.wipeoutenterprises.com
6523 Dawson Road
Sidney, OH 45365
(937)497-9473
[email protected]

That is because they are.....

http://www.wipeoutenterprises.com/wp-content/uploads/wipe-out-enterprises-design-services-pic6.jpg

smokinstroker92 · Feb 4, 2014

Hotrodtractor said:
I had solid roller lifters.

Actually I converted the factory hydraulic roller lifters to solid to be more specific.

Could these roller rockers not be used with the existing hydraulic lifter? What would be the disadvantages of using hydraulic over solid?

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Hotrodtractor · Feb 4, 2014

smokinstroker92 said:
Could these roller rockers not be used with the existing hydraulic lifter? What would be the disadvantages of using hydraulic over solid?

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Why would you want to spend all that money on rocker arms and not take advantage of the benefits?

Broken stock rocker arms generally mean piston to valve contact. I have never opened up a 7.3 from a pickup that didn't have some indication of piston to valve contact.

To answer your question: sure its possible - if you can figure out how to set the preload on the hydraulic lifters with the adjustment portion, you can use them. I wouldn't spend the money personally.

lincolnlocker · Feb 4, 2014

Hotrodtractor said:
Why would you want to spend all that money on rocker arms and not take advantage of the benefits?

Broken stock rocker arms generally mean piston to valve contact. I have never opened up a 7.3 from a pickup that didn't have some indication of piston to valve contact.

To answer your question: sure its possible - if you can figure out how to set the preload on the hydraulic lifters with the adjustment portion, you can use them. I wouldn't spend the money personally.

Dont the hydraulic lifters set there own pressures or do they just fill up to a certain point and stop? Ive never really understood how they exactly work.. even with a slightly bent pushrod they wont make up that difference from the bend till it gets to a point to where it cant fill anymore?

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Groomzybanshee · Feb 4, 2014

PSDEng said:
IMO I think they put a lot of R&D into a useless product. Not useless in the sense they won't perform as claimed, useless in the sense that there isn't a market for them. Anybody needing a better rocker option for a 7.3 would almost always go to a billet option before going with these. I agree 100%, they're just a beefed up stock rocker.

BTW, Carson is working on rockers right now, just another option to consider.

But on a street truck stand point I see the hmax set being. A lot better than the wipe out ones.