Cam And Lifters
January 6th, 2014, 8:49 PM
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Cam And Lifters
i am lookin at new parts and price ranges for rebuilding my 89 chev 1500 with a 350 tbi, and im not sure if i can use my old lifters with a new cam or new lifters with a old cam.. can anybody help??
January 7th, 2014, 1:07 AM
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You can use old roller lifters on a new cam, or new roller lifters on an old cam. On a flat tappet cam, no to either. Do that and you're risking wiping the cam lobes and/or trashing the bottoms of the lifters.
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