The use of oversize (Ford size) lifters is one of the things that
allowed Chevrolet to catch Ford in NASCAR in the late 80's. After Bill
Elliot and the Ford camp got competitive in the mid 80's, Chevrolet
whined until they were allowed bigger lifters. That was the start of the
homogenization of Nascar which has resulted in McRace cars which have
no appeal to a lot of car guys. Until that time, the race engines were
dimensionally equal to the production piece.
Also, be aware that more than one SCCA championship was won with
oversize lifters which were not caught. They are checked now.
The lifter application to ask for is the 427 FE Ford High
Performance. These are the bucket style and light weight. Another
application is the 2TC and 3TC Toyota. I bought mine from Norris Cams 10
years ago for my street TR6. They were cheaper and better than any
Triumph lifter I have ever seen. Check that the push rod radius matches
the seat radius in the lifter-almost cost me a lot of money-D'OH. Use
bluing if your unsure.
Greg Lund
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