i have some big problems guys, hope you can help.


i have a 1996 formula. bought it with 71K miles on the dial. i then proceeded to buy some 93 lt1 heads that were port and polished by another board member, they were a mild port job, nothing major, i also bought new pushrods, and the lt4 hot cam kit. i had a local mechanic install in it in my car, as i was going home, not even 15 miles, the car started acting up on me and turned off. i thought it was the battery so i bought a new battery, errr, it wasnt the battery. i would turn the car on and when i would try to drive it, it would turn off, so i thought it was the opti, bought a new opti and coil. errr still not the problem so the mechanic that put the opti for me told me i had low compression in cylinders on the passenger side. so i take it back the original mechanic and he tells me this.

i had 3 messed up lifters, and 3 messed up pushrods. he told me cus i didnt have no guideplates to keep the pushrods and 3 of them got messed up.

my question is, do i just buy some guideplates and buy the same pushrods? cus the local speedshop told me i had to get some magnum comp cams pushrods ($160) to use for the guideplates? are they tryign to jip me. or they are telling the truth? as far as the lifters should i buy some other ones, do i need upgrade, or can i get some stock lifters that you guys that did the switch have laying around? i really need help, i bought this car back in febuary, and i used it for a total of 2 months this year i really want my beast at the track smoking some 'stangs and ricers please any help is greatly appreciated, please just post opinions, and those who have done the mods i have done, your opinion and help is greatly appreciated! if any more insight email me at

GreenGoblin956@yahoo.com

thanks, i hope i get this fixed.

by the way, any of you have some spare lifters laying around? i need 3 of them

 

Comp Cams OE Replacement Hydraulic Roller Lifters, SB Chevy & LS1


Comp Cams Hi-Energy hardened pushrods, 7.200 (OEM Roller - Factory Length)


thats my cart at thunderracing.com


do those parts sound right? its just some mildly ported heads with the lt4 hot cam.

 

you really should use guide plates with that much lift.

stock pushrods and lifters will work with the "little" cams such as the hotcam. i'm running a 545 555 lift with stock lifters and pushrods.

if your in cen tx i have a couple extra sets i would let you have a few.

 

hook me up! i am not in central texas, more like south texas, near south padre island.

thats what i was thinking, i think the local speed shop (since there iso nly 2 in the area) was trying to get me to buy the expensive pushrods


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