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#1147568 02/01/2016 2:21 AM
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does anyone know if there are ANY roller lifters that will slide right into a 305 v6? I think I may have a lifter going bad and wondered if this could be a possible solution. not looking for a racing engine, just a solution to an issue that I have. I will go with flat lifters but just throwing an idea out there.


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If you have lifter wear, there will also be corresponding damage to the cam lobe it's riding on. I don't think there's a suitable roller lifter that will interchange, and there would have to be a fair amount of modification to the block to keep a roller lifter running in line with the cam lobe. Flat lifters are designed to spin in the block- - -rollers have to stay aligned with the lobes.
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What makes you think a lifter is going bad?

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A roller tappet operating on a flat tappet lobe will have profoundly different characteristics - especially much reduced valve-open area, and large changes in tappet acceleration.
Don't.

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well alright, I really appreciate being able to ask and get a good straight answer on here, thanks guys smile

Oh, the noise that made me start wondering is a bad exhaust gasket, guess I was jumping the gun a little bit.


1949 Dodge Coronet
1955 2nd Chevy 4400 1.5 ton
1955 2nd Chevy 3100 1/2 ton
1955 2nd Chevy 3100 1/2 ton
1957 Chevy 5400 LCF 2 ton
1966 Dodge D100 Sweptline
1968 Chevy P20 stepvan
1969 GMC LWB pickup
1972 GMC Sprint
1974 CP30 shorty bus

There are three things that I've learned never discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.----Linus Van Pelt
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9 big_eek




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