340 Rebuild - lifter bore issue
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11/10/15 03:19 PM
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Rebuilding a (stock) 340 for my '71 Challenger. I noticed that two of the lifter bores have a bit of slack when fitting new lifters. I don't have a measurement yet, but lifter can rock back and fourth ever so slightly in bore. Can I let this slide or do I need to have them sleeved?
Last edited by 340clone; 11/10/15 03:20 PM.
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Re: 340 Rebuild - lifter bore issue
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11/10/15 03:42 PM
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Was the engine running prior to the rebuild? Measure them. If the lifter to bore clearance is greater than .002 I'd look into having them bushed. You also might want to measure the lifters to make sure you don't have any of them on the small side. If you are using a modern grind cam and something with a little pop to it, that lifter to cam lobe orientation is very important. If this is a stockish type build it's probably not a big deal.
Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.
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Re: 340 Rebuild - lifter bore issue
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11/10/15 03:50 PM
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that does not sound good. What Moper said, get a carefull measurement & post what it is
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Re: 340 Rebuild - lifter bore issue
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11/10/15 10:42 PM
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They used to have oversize lifters. Not sure if they still do but that would be a choice too.
Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.
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Re: 340 Rebuild - lifter bore issue
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11/11/15 11:12 PM
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the the other bores are perfect, You might measure all of em while you're at it
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Re: 340 Rebuild - lifter bore issue
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11/12/15 02:55 PM
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Well, if you're keeping it stck, and keeping the cam smaller, it's probably not a big deal at all. If you start looking at more power and want a faster lift rate (Hughes, Comp XE, Lunati VooDoo, etc) then you may get into trouble without addressing the loose bores. But an older conservative grind (stock or slightly more than stock but an older lobe design) probably won;t cause problems.
Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.
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