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Jan 6, 2003 | 09:20 PM

88_RS_2.8

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Lifter Q&A

I was wondering if roller lifters can be used on a flat tappet cam.

Jan 6, 2003 | 10:21 PM

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Yeah - for about 20 miles, or until the metal starts to flake off the lobe faces and the lifters wear their keepers from constantly trying to rotate on the tapered cam lobes.

In other words, NO.

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