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im puting a neew cam in my motor but the lifters only have about 500 miles on them can i use them over or do i have to get new ones.

Are they flat tappet or roller?

Flat tappet-no
Roller-yes

If they're rollers, no worries. If they're flat tappet, I wouldn't do it. Lifters are cheap compared to the alternative.

I made this box to keep my lifters organized.

If you are reusing the cam, Keep the lifters on the same lobes as you have it organized in your pic. Keep it clean and lube them very well with a good recommended lube.

Don't put used lifters on a new cam. Even 500 miles will seat the lifters to that cam, they might or might not wear out fast on the new one. Not worth all the work of replacing the whole works a few weeks down the road.

I see Denny's feeling a bit ornery today..........LOL.

Originally Posted by DennyW

If it's a Ford motor, probably no problem, as they have better cam hardness. If it's a Chevy, Your wasting your time, and money.

I needed a little humor today, so here it is.

Ahh now,...those chevies are good motors As long as your not trying to make any horsepower or race

I feel a factory war coming on............This is just what I needed to get my day going........lol.

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

Ahh now,...those chevies are good motors As long as your not trying to make any horsepower or race

some guys have been shot for a hell of a lot less

I live in so cal and I see the chevies everyday going down the road,.....most of them have major suspention damage. .... ...heres a pic,see for yourself.... even the one in the back ground is starting to have the same problems...

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

I live in so cal and I see the chevies everyday going down the road,.....most of them have major suspention damage. .... ...heres a pic,see for yourself....

them would be the type of guys that would shot you for sure well you do not see any fords doing that ???there front ends can not take any of that

fox front ends are junk i have seen that car it runs a chevy big block in it

No need to leave mopar out of this ,..... seriously ,look at the kids they hired as engineers, I caught a pic of one of them on there way to work the other day..........

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

No need to leave mopar out of this ,..... seriously ,look at the kids they hired as engineers, I caught a pic of one of them on there way to work the other day..........