lifters and cam match???
#1
Launching!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: houston
Posts: 209
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
lifters and cam match???
i know you have to replace lifters when i do cam, and ive already done roller rockers, but do your lifters have to match your cam, i didnt think so because im not doing that big of a cam, just like a small lt4 hot cam size, and does the timing chain have to match too???
#2
You do not have to replace lifters on a hydraulic roller motor when you change the cam, and unless they're bad, they will work on anything but the highest hydraulic roller cam - for those you may need to upgrade to the hi-lift lifters. What do you mean 'does the timing chain have to match'? If you mean to the timing chain gears then yes, you should replace them as a set, with the HD set or a double roller set.
Jim
Jim
#3
Launching!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: houston
Posts: 209
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
ok well i jsut went ahead and bought the cam/lifter/ timing set package frmo comp cams, it is a hydraulic flat tappet type cam, i hope that is right, and the part number is CCA-SK12-238-2 at summitracing.com please feedback if that is the right one
#6
That package is for a first gen motor. It won't work for your motor. My advise is cancel the order and get your money back. Then save some more money and buy a proper cam(hot cam or cc305?), springs, ect. A cam swap on these cars is not cheap, expect to spend some cash in this venture
#7
Launching!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: houston
Posts: 209
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
o well crap where should i order a cam, cuz all summit has is the lt4 hot cam for my car, i want one of that size but my comp cams or something that is cheaper??? where can i get it
Trending Topics
#8
Launching!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: houston
Posts: 209
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
crap i was tryin to research thats why i made this post and asked bout it, and when i said i would get one around hotcam size it was all cool it seemed, i dont have money to do the required 300 dollar damn lifters though so there goes my cam possibility ****, WHY wont this one i bought work
#14
TECH Veteran
iTrader: (11)
Originally Posted by djkyle25
yea u do ive been told by 3 people u have to change lifters with new cam
Originally Posted by djkyle25
i wanted to know if i could get flat tappet to work would it equal lesss power? and wut bout lifters there flat tappet as well
Dude, you just bought the wrong cam for your motor, it's obvious that you don't know very much about the LT1 from this and your previous posts in this section, and you keep ignoring the advice people here post trying to guide you.
Just do whatever you want, hope it works for you.
#15
11 Second Club
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: FL
Posts: 553
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Oh ok. Didn't know you needed to change the lifters. I guess that also means that the cam you bought will work without any issues, and my stock 98k+ mile lifters which are being used with a Comp XE cam are going to disintegrate next time I start my motor.
Good luck.
Good luck.
#16
TECH Regular
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Boise, Idaho
Posts: 473
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by djkyle25
yea u do ive been told by 3 people u have to change lifters with new cam
#17
11 Second Club
iTrader: (88)
The Cam Kit from summit is a good deal, i got it and I have had no problems with it, and I am running the stock lifters with over 100,000 miles on them. As far as spending money, dude, these motors aren't cheap cause they kick ***. To kick ***, you are going to pay for it. I am in Iraq right now, and I will be coming back with about $12k, so my baby is getting some tweaks. I have spent $1,000 for a Cam and Rear-end install, $500 for the new Auburn Pro-series Posi Rear(blew the factory one apart with a stock motor), $500 for the Cam and Rocker Kit etc., you get the idea. As far as the Cam that you got, that is the wrong one, and you will not build the power that you think. Everyone has said it. And the part that you replace is the Valve Springs when you change a cam, not the lifters.
#18
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tacoma, WA
Posts: 607
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I bought new lifters before I did my cam swap "just in case". My car was at 90,000 when I did the cam. I pulled out the lifters, and if I didn't have the new set sitting in front of me I would have easily used them over again. They looked almost as good as the new ones I threw in there.
New lifters - preferred not required.
New lifters - preferred not required.
#19
Do not go near your motor with a wrench.
Have your knowledgeable friends work on it - no need for our advice - they know it all anyway.
I think you should carve some new lifters out of wood.
Jim
Have your knowledgeable friends work on it - no need for our advice - they know it all anyway.
I think you should carve some new lifters out of wood.
Jim