Roller lifters on a non-roller camshaft?
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You would kiss both of them goodbye!!! It would run for a few min. and then destroy itself. Non-roller cams have a slight taper ground on them to make the lifter rotate, the roller lifter is flat so the lifter would only be contacting the cam on a point just on the edge of the cam and would quickly fail.
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Originally posted by StangKiller
You would kiss both of them goodbye!!! It would run for a few min. and then destroy itself. Non-roller cams have a slight taper ground on them to make the lifter rotate, the roller lifter is flat so the lifter would only be contacting the cam on a point just on the edge of the cam and would quickly fail.
You would kiss both of them goodbye!!! It would run for a few min. and then destroy itself. Non-roller cams have a slight taper ground on them to make the lifter rotate, the roller lifter is flat so the lifter would only be contacting the cam on a point just on the edge of the cam and would quickly fail.
So then why do they make roller lifters for the 2.8L's and no roller cams?
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Originally posted by ede
if it has roller lifters it has a roller cam, there is no way to mix rolloer and non roller parts and expect them to live.
if it has roller lifters it has a roller cam, there is no way to mix rolloer and non roller parts and expect them to live.
Crane and Crower cams both make roller lifters for the 2.8 blocks, but they both do not make roller cams for these blocks.
Its stupid.
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Probably because the lifters are actually for something else, and just happen to fit the 60° motor too. Things like that happen all the time. So in case you happen across a roller cam for it, you now know where to go for lifters.
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they make roller cams for the 2.8 block! its just for a differant year than the ones in the third gens, I am sure there is some sort of retro fit.
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Originally posted by 88 350 tpi formula
well, really the 3.1 but, same block its self just alittle differant
well, really the 3.1 but, same block its self just alittle differant
if you know where to get some roller cams, let me know please!
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