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May 5, 2008 | 06:53 PM

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Lifter Questions ..

When installing new Lifters do the Oil holes in the side of the lifter have to Point to the Front or the Rear of the engine ? or doesnt it matter ?

May 5, 2008 | 07:29 PM

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I just looked at my LS2 lifters and they had the hole facing toward the bottom of the block. Then I noticed on my LS7 lifters the hole is 90 or 270 degrees from the LS2 holes.

So I am looking forward to hearing what is the correct orientation of the LS7s since that is what I am installing.

I'm guessing placing them toward the rear since that is where the oil is routed from.

May 5, 2008 | 07:45 PM

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It makes no difference

May 6, 2008 | 12:37 AM

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LS7 lifters

i am using ls7 lifters too , so if i face the oil holes on the lifters to the Front it wont make the lifters get any more or less oil to then as if i were to place the lifters 180* around facing the rear ? they will still get the same amount of oil either way ?

whats your opinion on this ? does it cut down on oil if i face the LS7 lifter with the oil hole faced toward the front of then engine ?

any suggestions would be appriciated . thanks again !!

May 6, 2008 | 03:48 AM

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it does not matter which way the oil hole faces.

May 6, 2008 | 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by bigsticksupra

it does not matter which way the oil hole faces.

x3 no difference

May 6, 2008 | 01:19 PM

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a friend of mine says a lot of builders says it makes no difference, but he would rather have them face the front of the engine, he suspects the caddy lifter issue I had could have potentially been from this..