Nope, I had no idea that was even a concern. The plan is to put this cam in, run it for 200 miles (long enough to prove that it does nothing for me <G>) and then pull it back out. It sounds like what you and Ray are saying is that I will wear out my lifters if I decide to run like this full time. I'll definitely have to research new lifters.
A quick check on rockauto shows they are $22 each. I've never replaced lifters before. Hard to do? On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Larry Alster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You do realize that lifters are considered matched to a not only the cam > but the specific lobe by the wear pattern they develop. So you're going to > replace the cam and reuse the lifters that have run with that cam on those > lobes?? Hope you're at least going to use a bunch of cam lube on the lobes > to help the engine at startup. > > > > > > > > Larry > -- Robert McElwee and Blue Flash "The 50 MPG Miata" www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer
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