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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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old cam new lifters?
I know that you can't swap the lifters bore to bore on a flat tappet cam, what about changing the set and going through break in again?
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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Re: old cam new lifters?
Originally Posted by ericjon262
I know that you can't swap the lifters bore to bore on a flat tappet cam, what about changing the set and going through break in again?
Yes you cando that, people have been doing it as long as flat tappet cams have existed.
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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Re: old cam new lifters?
I thought so, I just wanted to make sure.

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Eric.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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Re: old cam new lifters?
well it turns out the cam in I was going to reuse was about to go 720* of closed duration, so there goes that plan.
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