2011 ram 1500 5.7 Cam/Lifter Engine Rebuild

[jws123]

2011 ram 5.7 200k miles. Some may know from my old thread my lifters just failed and destroyed a cam lobe after only 15k miles on new ENGINETECH parts. They contacted me again today and 100% refuse to back their parts because it has been over a year..... even tho i put little miles on the parts.

So now I have decided to fix this engine rather then get a used one because It will just do the same thing and eat a cam lobe. My question is what cam/lifters should I use? I do not want to use the same brand. I have seen some say use hellcat lifters?. I see some places selling those in a kit with cam/mds delete for $1400 I already have mds tuned off. I am hesitant to not go stock because i love how smooth my truck idles the thing was perfect before this. But i dont want another failure and I concerned it may not run this smooth with a diff cam/lifters?

Any suggestions about what setup to go with much appreciated.

 

[Steamer170]

I'd like to know the answer to this myself as my engine has 220,000km (138000miles) and i've been thinking about rebuilding my engine in the near future with a cam and lifter upgrade.

 

[jws123]

anyone lol?

 

[LeesEvoX]

If you want to go OEM. Then get the hellcat lifters. You shouldn't need the kit with tuner because you already have mds turned off. So just need lifters.

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[jws123]

If you want to go OEM. Then get the hellcat lifters. You shouldn't need the kit with tuner because you already have mds turned off. So just need lifters.

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Ok and for the cam I should be good selecting a NON mds mopar cam correct or is it dif? i am going to block of the solenoids

 

[burner71]

My 2500 does not have MDS but on the motor I rebuilt that I have in it now I installed an MDS 6.4 cam with non MDS lifters. No issues with an MDS cam.

 

[jws123]

Ran into a deal on a used engine for $1000 out of a badly wrecked truck has 110k on it decided to just throw that in for now runs great test drove it to. I am keeping my old engine to rebuild if ever needed.