11-21-2022, 11:30 AM | #1 |
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adj lifters
Since i can't get adj flat head lifters from Johnson where is the next best lifter that i can buy for my build ? Don't want to look for used johnsons.
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11-21-2022, 11:47 AM | #2 |
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Re: adj lifters
I think you can still get the good adjustable lifters, just not the hollow type. There is a company called "Topline"? that made them at least until a couple of years ago. It seems they may have priced themselves out of the business.
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11-21-2022, 12:22 PM | #3 |
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Re: adj lifters
I used hollow adjustable lifters from Red's Headers in my engine about 6 years ago. I adjusted them once after the engine break-in and haven't touched them since. I have about 6000 miles on the engine.
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11-21-2022, 01:25 PM | #4 |
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I did a lot of research a few years back as I was unsatisfied with the unpredictable 'interference fit' of offshore lifters. I created a state of the art scientific testing apparatus to measure the breakaway point if thge lifter's capscrew. There was good input from others on the thread I created. Worth looking at. Thread was titled 'Loose in the lifters'.
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I'd check with Red's. I bought everything but lifters from him for my 8ba rebuild. Quality parts and fair prices IMO. But then I've never used the lifters he sells.
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11-21-2022, 02:05 PM | #6 |
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11-21-2022, 05:16 PM | #7 |
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Re: adj lifters
I've seen an ad on ebay(I think) that claims they are selling new real hollow Johnson adjustable lifters for like $225. Seems fishy.
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11-21-2022, 09:32 PM | #8 |
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Agreed. That same vendor, I believe, also has some auctions with a starting bid of $1.00 for a set of 16 lifters with no reserve. Seems totally fishy.
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11-22-2022, 12:54 AM | #9 |
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Re: adj lifters
I recently bought a set of those lifters and while I have not used them yet they pass the file hardness test well. They look like an excellent product. A friend, who is a professional builder has used many of them, but has found a few to be soft.
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11-22-2022, 09:20 AM | #10 |
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I just received my made in the USA hollow adjustable lifters from Schneider cams . They look and feel like the Johnson lifters from back in the day.
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I just did test with a file and they were as hard as factory non adjustable. They are currently in a 3 3/8 x 4” with just breakin time on it . |
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11-22-2022, 04:38 PM | #13 |
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This is good to hear.
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11-22-2022, 06:58 PM | #15 |
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I've used the solid adj lifters in many engines with no problem. However I think these were the ford tractor lifters. Passenger engines don't see the RPM's most race engines do. Just adda .060" shim on the valve springs.
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I got a set from them a few years ago and two of the sixteen were dead soft. Thankfully, I was able to test them prior to installation.
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11-22-2022, 11:08 PM | #17 |
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where can original johnson lifter be reground?
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11-23-2022, 09:10 AM | #19 |
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If you have a good old set that is properly hardened, I'd much rather spend the money to resurface them than risk using a new unsure set.
Over half the old flathead caracasses I have sitting in my garage have adjustable lifters in them. I surely won't be tossing those lifters as the engines get torn down. |
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