I will be doing a new cam soon. My car has 58K on the clock. Is it a must to change the lifters when I do the new cam. I do not plan on going to .6 on the lift.

Jason

 

Even if you were going over .600 lift, personally I wouldn't change them unless I was pulling the heads. And if you are intent on changing the lifters, might as well get new heads while their off!

 

if you pull the heads change them, cause they will rattle down the road on you if they dont already.
not worth pulling the heads just to change them unless you got one thats gone to the bad side.

 

Change lifters when you install heads.

 

 

Nope, not unless you are taking heads off.

 

I dont mean to be the devils advocate on this one but I just installed a new cam (TRex). I had about the exact same amount of miles on my car as you do. I did the swap without replacing the lifters. I drove the car maybe 500 miles and now I have a bad ticking sound that I am pretty sure is a lifter going bad. I now have to pull the heads off to replace those. On the bright side I am making it worth my while by putting a set of TSP ported LS6 heads on the car as well.

 

New cam. ..New lifters.

 

You mean to say that everytime you change a cam, you pull the heads to put new lifters?
58K miles is not a lot, I would agree on a higher miles motor.

 

Im gonna have to say that unless you have a problem, dont bother pulling the heads to replace the lifters. That being said, if you do swap heads, might as well replace the lifters while youre in there anyway...

 

I have changed cams twice now, and have reused the stock lifters, granted my car only has 10,000 miles on it. However, as long as they are the roller type lifters you are probably fine with using what you have.

 

I'm saying that in speaking with an OEM engineer and discussing nose roller to cam lobe wear in that re-using lifters is not a good idea. Some cases you will get away with it and others you won't.

 

how much are they?

 

spenive!

 

if you have the heads off change them... comp makes the 850 replacment ones affordable.

 

Thats what I ordered!!!

$171 shipped off that scammer auction website!

 

question:

are the ls2 lifters any better than the LS1 lifters?

 

is that english??

 

'spensive is what I think he was trying to get at, although that would still be incorrect.

 

your just picking on me today huh?


spensive = expensive

sketti = spaghetti

ok = okay


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