[Fot] GT40 lifters

[Bill Dentinger]

Amici...

I contacted Kevin Potter, our engine builder/mechanic for most of our thirty-six years of racing concerning the Ford GT40 lifter option.  He said at the time, we (and others) were experiencing lifter related failures due to the lack of consistent metallurgy for the lifters Ken Gillanders was obtaining and selling at the time.  Some were real hard, others were real soft.  Ken was seeking an alternative, probably via Erson, and came up with what turned out to be the Ford GT40 lifter.  It was a perfect match, except for its smaller diameter, which was addressed with a bushing.  It was a fix and we never experienced another lifter related failure thereafter.

Bill Dentinger

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