 Tell me about swapping to hydraulic lifters |
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| JeffBowlsby |
 Jun 3 2016, 04:28 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses & Beekeeper  Group: Members Posts: 8,978 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None 
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I hear they are done to eliminate valve adjustments on a T4 motor.
Other pros/cons? Is there machining required or are they drop in and thus reversible? |
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| Bleyseng |
Jun 3 2016, 05:12 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,036 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(Jeff Bowlsby @ Jun 3 2016, 03:28 PM)  I hear they are done to eliminate valve adjustments on a T4 motor. Other pros/cons? Is there machining required or are they drop in and thus reversible? You need a different cam, pushrods for it to work. Not very sporty on the one 914 that had em I worked on. Killed the rev's. |
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Jeff Bowlsby Tell me about swapping to hydraulic lifters Jun 3 2016, 04:28 PM
mepstein You don't do it on a 914 motor since you want ... Jun 3 2016, 04:46 PM MichaelB I am not the expert opinion you are looking for bu... Jun 3 2016, 05:04 PM larryM https://www.google.com/search?q=914+hydraul...-8... Jun 3 2016, 10:43 PM Dave_Darling Ramp rates on the cam have to be set up for the hy... Jun 3 2016, 11:04 PM rhodyguy Very annoying when the lifters have to pump up aft... Jun 4 2016, 08:17 AM
r_towle It works, not optimum but it can be a dropped in t... Jun 4 2016, 09:19 PM |
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