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Old 09-22-2023, 08:06 PM   #4
JayJay
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Default Re: A, B or "touring" cam?

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Originally Posted by Pete View Post
The cam needs to be reground either as is or whatever you decide and no matter what, the lifters need to be refaced also.
If you decide to go cheap and not do this, the lifters absolutely need to be kept with the lobe they were running on before.
Thanks, Pete, good point. One of the compelling reasons for this teardown was to refresh the valves and to replace the original lifters with adjustable (the gaps are way out of whack). Since I'll be changing the lifters I'll go ahead with a cam regrind as well.

The good news is, at first glance the babbit looks good. (Note: dictionary wants to replace "babbit" with "wabbit", as in "wascawwy wabbit".) Need to check the clearances still but I'm optimistic.
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