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| Shell vs. Dumb bell lifters? |
| By Mike McQuesten - 04/20/2001 5:44:07 PM; IP 206.193.0.124 |
| I've been considering using the shell style lifters in my 427. I know that Ford/Holman-Moody used them with what was called a High Rev Kit. This is from memory here so help me out. Currently Crane and Comp offer the shell lifters. But I've also heard that because of the required longer push rod there is more deflection and thus more chance for bent push rod(s). Are the Crane/Comp corresponding pushrods, the hollow & hardened type? The original long pushrods with shell lifters, which were standard Ford equipment in the early '58 352/332, are skinny things. I've got a complete early '52 PI, solid lifter, machined c - chambers. It had been sitting not running in a '58 Wagon since '67. Sure enough #5 exhaust pushrod was in the shape of an S when I tore it down. My 427 has a Comp 282S with the dumb bell standard solid lifters. I haven't fired it yet, haven't even got the intake on yet, but was just thinking about the shells with good pushrods. Any benefits to running these? I'm expecting 6,200 maximum RPM with this cam. Thanks for your thoughts? |
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