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H.O. cam

Can a H.O. cam use flat tappet lifters?
Only in America do we use the word "politics" to describe the process so well: "POLI" in latin meaning "many", "TICS" meaning "bloodsucking creatures".

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Reply #1
If it's an '82-'84 yes.....
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Reply #2
If it's a roller block why would you want to?
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Reply #3
Not on a roller cam, they are made of steel and will eat the lifters within a couple hundred miles...

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Reply #4
Tom, while they're supposedly a stronger metal, the Ford roller cams are still SADI cores.

DI = Ductile IRON
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Reply #5
Quote from: Kitz Kat;257288
If it's a roller block why would you want to?

A guy I work with has a '85 fairmont with a 302 and curiously a 3 speed manual. He wants to use a roller cam in his non-roller block but has the flat tappets.
Only in America do we use the word "politics" to describe the process so well: "POLI" in latin meaning "many", "TICS" meaning "bloodsucking creatures".

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Reply #6
Go with roller lifters.Does the block have the bosses to drill and tap the holes for the lifter retainer?If so,easy stuff.
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Reply #7
Quote from: vinnietbird;257337
Go with roller lifters.Does the block have the bosses to drill and tap the holes for the lifter retainer?If so,easy stuff.

I couldn't tell you. I'm just going to tell him to get a crane cam or something. :disappoin
Only in America do we use the word "politics" to describe the process so well: "POLI" in latin meaning "many", "TICS" meaning "bloodsucking creatures".