RE: Lifter Hardness

["Barr, Scott" <sbarr@mccarty-law.com>]

<< I can truthfully say the sleeved lifters work just fine. A set has
  been in my `4 for about 4 years... >>

And I've had a set of Ken's GT6 lifters in my GT6 for several years now -- 
probably 20 days on the track plus 10s of thousands of road miles.

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: [mailto:greenman62@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 7:44 AM
To: bradlnss@lightspeed.net; cartravel@pobox.com; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Lifter Hardness


>Larry,
>
>Ken Gillanders at British Frame and Engine has a much harder lifter
>available. They are smaller diameter and require installing a sleeve. I 
>have
>installed but not yet run a set of these lifters so I can't give you any
>experience with them. I would take a harder metal over a surface treatment
>given the choice.
>
  I can truthfully say the sleeved lifters work just fine. A set has
  been in my `4 for about 4 years...

  Greg Petrolati

Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois       1962 TR4 (CT4852L)

That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...



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