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Mpcoluv
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posted 12-03-2003 03:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mpcoluv   Click Here to Email Mpcoluv     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have a question for you roller cam guys....
Crane lists the same hyd and solid roller lifter part numbers for the 351C and 289-351W.
Comp lists different parts for the 351C and windsor families.
So are "W" and "C" roller lifters interchangable? Or does the comp lifters feature different oil groove heights, while Crane use different base circles to utilize the same lifters?

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V-8
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posted 12-03-2003 06:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for V-8   Click Here to Email V-8     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
they can make a mistake maybe.but 289-302 and 351w cams are interchangable by changing the firing order.

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kid vishus
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posted 12-03-2003 06:34 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for kid vishus   Click Here to Email kid vishus     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mpcoluv:
So are "W" and "C" roller lifters interchangable?


Yes, and no. I went thru the same thing with the morons who answer the phone at Comp. I finally got a straight answer when I asked someone important at the PRI show a couple of years ago. They place the oiling hole in a different spot on the W lifters than on the C lifters. If you run Comp W roller lifters in a C block, it will fill the valve covers with oil. It has something to do with where the oil feed runs on the two motor styles.

Most other companies put the oil feed in a place where it doesnt matter which block they get stuck in. One thing I dont like about Comp lifters is you cant run anything bigger than 5/16 pushrods with them. The Lunati's I have you can. Plus, they work in all the SBF motors.

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Mpcoluv
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posted 12-03-2003 07:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mpcoluv   Click Here to Email Mpcoluv     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for the info!

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