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| green914 |
 Jun 15 2016, 06:25 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,467 Joined: 29-March 11 From: Sacramento, California Member No.: 12,874 Region Association: Northern California  |
Where can I find information on using hydraulic lifters? Is there anyone out there that has done a build using hydraulic lifters? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Would like to hear of all the pros and cons.
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| Mark Henry |
Jun 15 2016, 07:29 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
The pro is they suck.
The con is they really suck donkey balls. If you can't adjust your valves, or pay a wrench to do it for you, then the 914 is the wrong car for you. |
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| rjames |
Jun 15 2016, 10:40 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 4,245 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Do a search. The topic has been discussed extensively. I have them, don't mind them, but if I was rebuilding an engine I wouldn't go that route.
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| larryM |
Jun 16 2016, 11:29 PM
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emoze Group: Members Posts: 891 Joined: 1-January 03 From: mid- California Member No.: 65 Region Association: Northern California
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easy - http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=286548
OR - just google it https://www.google.com/search?q=type+4+hydr...-8&oe=utf-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=914+hydraul...-8&oe=utf-8 done it - would not do again - but - many more options today than when i did it good luck |
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| veekry9 |
Jun 17 2016, 02:53 AM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UaXhfbAMF0 http://www.lunatipower.com/Product.aspx?id=2023 https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome...ulic+roller+cam http://www.hotrod.com/how-to/engine/1402-c...roller-lifters/ http://rehermorrison.com/tech-talk-43-the-...h-flat-tappets/ The demand for these lifters in a T4 application is too small for the development costs. A one-off could be done if one was to put their mind to it,essentially a rote exercise. Adapting the chevy,or similar parts,a decent result could be had. None of this is cheep,building a T4 good to 8500 on pushrods. A fully scavenged dry sump will be necessary. Things will break on the path to that kind of performance. Reduction of friction and mass,both costly pursuits,testing,analyzing and redesign. Sure,it can be done,as an entire replacement of the valvetrain. The rods titanium,like the canted intake valves,LN cylinders,billet heads,and on and on. https://www.google.ca/search?q=titanium+int...rms0uSYQyoZM%3A https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome...intake%20valves http://www.ebay.com/bhp/sbc-titanium-valves https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome...nium%20pushrods http://www.geneberg.com/cat.php?cPath=6_215_2794 https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome...hroom%20lifters For a 6500rpm engine of course,the costs are commensurately reduced,like,you won't need the exotic rods,steel Carrillos will happily do it all day. A T4 that will spin to 8.5K and more is the wish list carte blanche build,for sure a lot of fun. A set of feeler gauges and a half hour every 5000km seems a simpler way to big revs. The power desire curve would be more easily climbed with a larger engine,a Corvair! The 1956 designed engine came with hydraulic lifters utilizing the factory stamped,heat-treated,ground and polished rocker arms. Stuffing all those goodies into the six,a momentary satisfaction would result,whetting the taste for speed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) / https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome...gine+california / |
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| green914 |
Jun 17 2016, 06:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,467 Joined: 29-March 11 From: Sacramento, California Member No.: 12,874 Region Association: Northern California |
Thanks for the info guys. After viewing the information on this subject it sounds like a bad idea not to mention the cost. Valve adjustments sound a whole lot easier.
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| Chris914n6 |
Jun 20 2016, 06:04 PM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,465 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Jun 15 2016, 06:29 PM)  If you can't adjust your valves, or pay a wrench to do it for you, then the T4 is the wrong engine for you. Politically Corrected. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| Mueller |
Jun 20 2016, 06:18 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,155 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Jun 20 2016, 05:04 PM) QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Jun 15 2016, 06:29 PM) If you can't adjust your valves, or pay a wrench to do it for you, then the T4 is the wrong engine for you. Politically Corrected. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) If one cannot to pay for or do a valve job, a motor swap isn't in the books for them I'd say (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| r_towle |
Jun 20 2016, 06:29 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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Whatever happened to the overhead cam head project I think a group in Europe was working on years ago? Did they ever finish the prototypes?
http://www.bugat5speed.de/en/11-projekte-n...hc-luftgekuehlt |
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| green914 |
Jun 20 2016, 06:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,467 Joined: 29-March 11 From: Sacramento, California Member No.: 12,874 Region Association: Northern California |
I can adjust my valves, that is not a problem. I just wanted to know if there was any performance, or perhaps reliability factors to consider that would make me want to try hydraulic lifters. After asking around it does not sound like a very good idea (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) . I just brought home a new project car that I am considering an engine swap (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Chevy V8.
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| r_towle |
Jun 20 2016, 06:49 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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| JamesM |
Jun 20 2016, 08:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Kearns, UT Member No.: 5,834 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
QUOTE(green914 @ Jun 20 2016, 04:36 PM) I can adjust my valves, that is not a problem. I just wanted to know if there was any performance, or perhaps reliability factors to consider that would make me want to try hydraulic lifters. After asking around it does not sound like a very good idea (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) . I just brought home a new project car that I am considering an engine swap (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Chevy V8. No, but there is the annoying as (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) factor of having them bleed out and sometimes being reluctant to pump up again if you let the car sit for more than a week. When i was younger, much less mechanically inclined, and using my 914 as my daily driver I paid a shop to build a motor with them. It was a good motor, I beat the hell out of it for close to 15 years never having pulled the valve covers once. It still runs great but it is now sitting on a dolly in my garage unused for all the reasons i would never make the choice to put hydro lifters in a 914 again. |
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| veekry9 |
Jun 21 2016, 07:10 PM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
 ir port efi six. check list: hydraulic lifters six cylinders air-cooled horizontal fan economical parts availability light-weight aluminum https://www.google.ca/search?q=corvair+engi...mIBOMQ_AUIBigB# https://www.google.ca/search?q=corvair+engi...T1UB3wQ_AUIBigB https://www.google.ca/search?q=corvair+engi...TPeAVwQ_AUIBigB https://www.google.ca/search?q=porsche+type...YlqBIoQ_AUIBygC http://corvaircenter.com/phorum/read.php?1,551187,page=1 http://www.corvair.org/chapters/njace/rebuildday1.html http://www.americanflat6.com/currentprojects.html to-do check list: crank,rods and pistons crank trigger dfi modified heads turbos intercoolers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) / |
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