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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 04:55 PM
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Ok I'm doing a cam swap in a week or 2 --i have new lifters but i dont want to rip the heads off--can the lifters be removed if i remove my knock sensor tower plate --can they be removed from there? never did it so if someone has let me know
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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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No they can't. You will have to remove the heads to get the lifters out.
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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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Looks like it time for a set of new heads
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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 06:40 PM
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You don't have to remove the lifters to change a cam. There is a tool that will hold them up. Don't know where to get it, but I've heard of em.
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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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no i want to swap lifters
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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 08:04 PM
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phone TEA and order-up!!!!
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I think I have a lifter going bad. If I have to go through all that to change lifters the stock heads are not going back on. Just have to save up some more money.
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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i ported my stock ones with stock valves so i'm ok for a while --i'm low 11's on those with a small 554/575 112 cam and 3500lbs--but i think its rediculas that they cant be removed through the vally area
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