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justfanginaround
 Post subject: grey motor cam followers
PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2009 10:44 am 
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has anyone else got or are running grey motor cam followers in their engine?

if so why?

and how did you modify them to fit?

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Yes I do, only because they were already in the engine when I bought the car. I am chasing another set if any one has any spare.

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no longer available from rare spares

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850man
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Grey motor followers used to be a common conversion years ago but you dont see it much these days. The lifter bores in a A series need to be enlarged to accomodate Holden lifters and removing metal from a block weakens the block. I use new std lifters in my engines and dont modify them, lightening mini lifters makes them weak and prone to breakage. Holden Grey motors were a great old engine, one of my favourites, i have rebuit a few including a couple of hotties, they go very well when hotted up.
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Mick
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Ok, I'll ask....what's the benefits?

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Mick wrote:
Ok, I'll ask....what's the benefits?

Because they are bigger diameter you can make race cams with more lift and/or acceleration for more HP and torque. :wink:
Yes it works..... on the track.

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Mick wrote:
Ok, I'll ask....what's the benefits?
If you're old and grey Centrelink are meant to pay you benefits.
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d1ck0 wrote:
Mick wrote:
Ok, I'll ask....what's the benefits?
If you're old and grey Centrelink are meant to pay you benefits.

As long as your wife isn't still working.....

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I have a spare set of refaced in the Garage, Pm me if your interested, Running them in a Nc engine too

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