Replace TR8 Lifters? GO WITH ROLLERS.

[Major Tom]

Yes, been there done that.





Multiple flat cams, multiple lifters pitting in under 1000 miles.

Finally after 4 sets of lifters and 3 cams I went for the roller

lifters, about $150 on ebay, don't regret it. As I recall the

pushrods are not reusable, but can also be purchased. it has to do

with the total length of the stem, cam to rocker. I wrote it up and

may still have it somewhere.



IIRC I measured the diameter and length and found some Chebby parts

that worked just dandy. the price difference between standard

hydraulic and rollers was under $100 extra, for the whole job.



MT









At 05:15 AM 2/10/2019, you wrote:

>One cold starts the car will have a short period of ticking which

>sounds like the lifters.

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>Nothing serious, but I can hear it.

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>The top end of the engine is out as I have a valley pan gasket leak

>I intend to fix.

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>I am staring at the lifters now and have a full set of new ones

>sitting on the bench.

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>Do these things fail?

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>Would it be a good idea to swap them out?

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>If I do, do these need to be primed or prepped in some way?

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>Thanks!

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>Randy Tess

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>19980 FI TR8

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[Mark Elbers]

Major Tom,

  i think Ibm not the only one who would be interested in details of your

Chevy roller lifter conversion.  I understand a side benefit is that more

radical cam profiles can also be used.  Do you recall which cam you went

with.



In the past price has been a major deterrent for roller rockers,  perhaps

lifters are different???  Whenever Ibve looked these parts up for Rover or

Buick V8bs the various specialists seem to charge a premium.



Regards



Mark







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[Alan Yeo]

I was always led to believe that you needed different cam profiles for

roller lifters as they don't like the v short duration at full lift that

is fairly typical of a flat follower cam. i.e because of the tiny

contact patch that a roller has with the cam a more rounded cam tip

profile was desirable.



alan

[Zack]

Ibve been Running rollers from the wedgeshop in my coupe for a few years

now, believe theybve installed a few dozen of their kits with great

results....

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[Zack]

Ibve been Running rollers from the wedgeshop in my coupe for a few years

now, believe theybve installed a few dozen of their kits with great

results....

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