Re: Camshaft lifters

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Steve...you're correct...if you're going to re-use the lifters. If you buy 
new lifters for a used cam, you can install them on any cam lobe. They will 
break-in just as the original lifters did when they were new.

As far as using solid lifters on a hydraulic camshaft, I don't know. I seem 
to remember the ramps of a hydraulic cam are made a little "harsher" to make 
up for the inherent "cushioning" of hydraulic lifters?

I found this on the "net somewhere...

"The only real advantage of solid lifters is their ability to run in the 
high RPM's with better control. The lifter will never pump up, or down, no 
matter what the RPM, or oil pressure is.
The lash is always the same.
The rule is:
You can use solids on a hydraulic cam, but you can't use hydraulic lifters 
on a solid lifter cam. The solid lifter cam has an area called the quieting 
ramp (you can actually see this on some older solid lifter cams) that 
transitions from the base circle(lash area) to the opening closing ramps.
The problem is that, when using solid lifters on hyd. cam, wheo knows what 
lash to run?
You could end up with a very noisy valvetrain, as well.
I would stay with the hyd. lifters. People have run them up to 9000RPM 
without any trouble."

(shrug)

Darwin/BC Canada
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MO ( Steve Mick)" <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: Camshaft lifters


> One thing I would be concerned with--mixing used lifters with a different 
> used camshaft they break-in wear to each other and to mis match them may 
> cause premature wear. And that is why you keep the lifters in order with 
> the lobe they were on.  I have no experience with it, but thats what the 
> big boys tell me..................................MO
>
> {Steve Mick}
> http://stevemick.shutterfly.com/pictures#Part%202
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stan Kafouse" <skafouse@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 6:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Camshaft lifters
>
>
> You can run solids on a hyd. cam. Just set the lash as a solid. No lifter 
> pump up and more RPM. Run good pushrods, espically the exhaust, no flex or 
> harmonics.
>
> --- On Sat, 11/13/10, William Harrison <bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > From: William Harrison <bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Camshaft lifters
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010, 10:31 PM
> >
> > Ok
> > Here's my dumb question of the week.
> > Can you change hydraulic lifters out and install solid
> > lifters?
> > I just bought a nice used set of roller rockers along with
> > an almost new set of solid lifters and like the cam that is
> > in my car right now but it is hydraulic.
> > Any help appreciated.
> > Thanks
> > Bill
> >
> >
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