PetroleumJunkie412
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So as it turns out, the parts books show that FE lifters are the same size as ones found in the 2.9 (I believe the same as the 2.3, 2.6, and 4.0 OHV Cologne as well, but don't quote me on that...)
Doing some homework and it seems there are many, many solid, hydraulic, and roller lifter sets to choose from for the FE engines.
I have my heads off right now to gasket match my heads to my intake, a valve spring upgrade, and possibly some valve bowl work depending on how much the machine shop is going to charge. Possibly a cam as well.
I do know that the Euro 2.9 12v guys will run solid lifters on the 2.9, and use the rocker adjusters to set lash. So, at a minimum I think I'm going to try a set of solids on my old and crappy cam.
From data logs, it looks like I'm developing two restrictions: 2000-2600 RPM, and another at 3900+ RPM. Guessing these are either intake porting issues (may have messed up the porting - going to swap to an unmolested upper and lower intake and see if it changes anything), restrictive heads, or cam/lifter issues. I have two new lifters that are making noise on startup and after running hard, so guessing I wound up with some garbage in them from when I cleaned the block decks.
Either way, hard to get gunk in a solid lifter. So, at a minimum I'm going to try a set of solids. Whats the worse they can do, wipe out a cam that has 285,000 miles on it? ?
What is catching my interest is the roller lifters, and if they will fit. I'm guessing I may have to change pushrod lengths, but I'll worry about that later. I know absolutely nothing about roller lifters. Apparently there are hydraulic and mechanical varieties. Is one better than the other? Would running roller lifters represent any distinct advantage over solid or hydraulic lifters?
Doing some homework and it seems there are many, many solid, hydraulic, and roller lifter sets to choose from for the FE engines.
I have my heads off right now to gasket match my heads to my intake, a valve spring upgrade, and possibly some valve bowl work depending on how much the machine shop is going to charge. Possibly a cam as well.
I do know that the Euro 2.9 12v guys will run solid lifters on the 2.9, and use the rocker adjusters to set lash. So, at a minimum I think I'm going to try a set of solids on my old and crappy cam.
From data logs, it looks like I'm developing two restrictions: 2000-2600 RPM, and another at 3900+ RPM. Guessing these are either intake porting issues (may have messed up the porting - going to swap to an unmolested upper and lower intake and see if it changes anything), restrictive heads, or cam/lifter issues. I have two new lifters that are making noise on startup and after running hard, so guessing I wound up with some garbage in them from when I cleaned the block decks.
Either way, hard to get gunk in a solid lifter. So, at a minimum I'm going to try a set of solids. Whats the worse they can do, wipe out a cam that has 285,000 miles on it? ?
What is catching my interest is the roller lifters, and if they will fit. I'm guessing I may have to change pushrod lengths, but I'll worry about that later. I know absolutely nothing about roller lifters. Apparently there are hydraulic and mechanical varieties. Is one better than the other? Would running roller lifters represent any distinct advantage over solid or hydraulic lifters?