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| MikeM |
 Aug 22 2019, 10:58 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 558 Joined: 16-May 10 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 11,733 Region Association: Canada  |
Hi all...the cam from my 2 liter is out for re-grind. Assuming it can be done successfully, which new lifters are you guys recommending?
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| Jetsetsurfshop |
Aug 22 2019, 11:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 814 Joined: 7-April 11 From: Marco Island Florida Member No.: 12,907 Region Association: South East States |
Whoever is doing your re-grind should have a recommendation. I know that Web Cams likes it when you use their lifters. Also, If your regrind is aggressive I think you want mechanical lifters or hydraulic.
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| jcd914 |
Aug 22 2019, 02:12 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
If the cam being reground is a stock cam and they are grinding it without having to weld up the lobs, then stock replacement lifters work.
Stock cams are chill cast blanks and do not require heat treating after grinding (if ground correctly) and so a correctly reground cam uses stock lifters. Your cam grinder will be able to tell you what lifters are compatible. Jim |
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| burton73 |
Aug 22 2019, 03:58 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,486 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California 
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Run this by Mark Henry. He is up in Canada and he knows these air-cooled Eng. front and back. Or right to left.
He knows his stuff. Bob B (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) |
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| VaccaRabite |
Aug 23 2019, 07:03 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,420 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Unless you use (can find) ceramic lifters, you need to use the lifters recommended by your machinist.
Using lifters that are recommended by us here in the peanut gallery is likely yo find you with flat cam lobes shortly after the initial run in. |
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| MikeM |
Aug 23 2019, 08:15 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 558 Joined: 16-May 10 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 11,733 Region Association: Canada |
Thanks...I'll check with the machine shop.
BTW, the peanut gallery knows a lot more than I do!! Mike |
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| Highland |
Aug 23 2019, 10:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 8-August 11 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 13,418 Region Association: Southern California |
I wasn't sure which lifters to use either for a regrind cam, so I just re-used the stock lifters.
I sent 2 sets of stock lifters to Elgin for regrind. He said one set was past wear limits, the other set he reground for use with the 330-1 cam. Was that a bad thing to do? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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| jcd914 |
Aug 23 2019, 12:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Highland @ Aug 23 2019, 09:34 AM)  I wasn't sure which lifters to use either for a regrind cam, so I just re-used the stock lifters. I sent 2 sets of stock lifters to Elgin for regrind. He said one set was past wear limits, the other set he reground for use with the 330-1 cam. Was that a bad thing to do? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) No not a bad thing. Elgin would not have sent you anything back that was not done right. Every Elgin reground cam I have ever used, got stock or aftermarket stock equivalent lifters installed with it. The stock lifters have a hardened layer that can be ground flat again but if the lifter is worn too far there is not enough of the hardened layer left to grind. That is why Elgin said one set was past the wear limit. The stock cam is hardened all the way through the blank and provided it is ground with proper cooling/lubrication it does not require retreating or hardening to get the same surface as it started with. Jim |
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