I'm getting a used cam installed here real soon....and I forget exactly what the rules are for swapping cam and lifters. The cam is used.....and it's a different cam than the one my lifters are worn to, though I doubt that matters....lifters have 147,000 miles of wear. Can I use the original lifters with this new, used cam?? I don't wanna be going down the road and suddenly realize I've ground my lobes down to shavings. Thanks!

 

Can you? Yes.

Would it be adviseable? Hell no.

 

So then what can I do? Cause wouldn't new lifters on a used cam rip it to shreds?

I already bought the cam...lifters weren't included...so returning isn't an option!

 

you can take the cam and break it into about 12 different paper-weights.

 

That's not funny! It was $100 for that cam!

 

If a roller cam then yes, can re-use lifters that are in decent condition. If flat tappet then the lifter that was broken in with each lobe must stay with that lobe.

I've known folks to put new flat tappet lifters on a used cam. Sometimes it works, sometimes is doesn't.

RBob.

 

Everything I've read so far tells me it's a roller.

 

Oh wait, that's right, you've got the 5.0 'stang.... shoot, sorry man!

If that's the case, yeah, you got a roller, and yeah, you can use your stock roller lifters on it.

Sorry bout the mixup man!

 

Whew. Thank ***. I was freaking just a little bit there!

Good news...the gaskets came in...so my car gets done this weekend! Ahh...I can almost taste the extra power....