slotting lifter bore's?
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slotting lifter bore's?
only answear if you know please
say a lt1 like mine was slotted now i hear it will cause high rpm bleed down since these motors are hyd, this motor shifts at 6450 is that effecting this motor and if it is would a solid roller swap fix this?
say a lt1 like mine was slotted now i hear it will cause high rpm bleed down since these motors are hyd, this motor shifts at 6450 is that effecting this motor and if it is would a solid roller swap fix this?
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Re: slotting lifter bore's?
the lifter bore you take a slotting tool and put a straight line the whole length it was a old school trick before hyd now i hear its bad on hyd. its a extra drain back to bleed off pressure and get more oil on the cam
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yeah i do its a shame cause i know better but my dumb *** cousin did it. from gaining knowledge over the years everyone i used to look to i look down at now...... anyways going solid will fix this right? I did not see any side effects from this that i could tell but i was thinking of going solid anyway plus they have that oil problem that this might help
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Re: slotting lifter bore's?
Originally Posted by amean94ta
the lifter bore you take a slotting tool and put a straight line the whole length it was a old school trick before hyd now i hear its bad on hyd. its a extra drain back to bleed off pressure and get more oil on the cam
It's alright to do it on a solid roller,but not all the way up. It goes from the oil hole in the block down toward the cam.It was used to oil the rollers on the lifters and the cam. Wasn't anything about bleeding any pressure.
Crower and Isky now have mech rollers that are pressure lubed and ya don't have to do it.
Going solid or putting bushings in the block will fix it. Me I would bush it if they are all the way up the full length of the lifter bore, cause that's not the proper way
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Re: slotting lifter bore's?
Originally Posted by 1racerdude
It's alright to do it on a solid roller,but not all the way up. It goes from the oil hole in the block down toward the cam.It was used to oil the rollers on the lifters and the cam. Wasn't anything about bleeding any pressure.
Crower and Isky now have mech rollers that are pressure lubed and ya don't have to do it.
Going solid or putting bushings in the block will fix it. Me I would bush it if they are all the way up the full length of the lifter bore, cause that's not the proper way
Crower and Isky now have mech rollers that are pressure lubed and ya don't have to do it.
Going solid or putting bushings in the block will fix it. Me I would bush it if they are all the way up the full length of the lifter bore, cause that's not the proper way
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Another thought-- they make mech lifter's with larger bodies than SBC size. Ya could have the the lifter bores bored to MOPAR size and get the bigger lifter's.
If ya don't have a bunch of money tied up in the block,I would get another one vs oil spraying all over the lifter valley.
If ya don't have a bunch of money tied up in the block,I would get another one vs oil spraying all over the lifter valley.
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well i was also thinking about going with the mopar lifters anyway along time ago it is my spare motor (another 396) i was gonna swap it out and work on the 396 i ran this year but maybe not
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