need some one to bush lifters

i'm looking for someone near northwest ohio to bush my lifter holes. thanks

Frank Merkl says he has done it himself with a kit from these guys.

http://www.wydendorfmachine.com/index.html

Looks like a pretty good deal but no personal experience.

dkp

These guys are in Muncie, Indiana...not too far from you...good guys to deal with.

http://www.nyesautomotive.net/

765-288-4326
Ask for Pat.

if this is your A460 block why bush them just put the restrictors in and go....


Randy

Sometimes lifter bores aren't where they are supposed to be

well i just happened to notice this weekend that 1 lifter hole is wore very badly and their are acouple more that are starting toget some wear on them...anybody have any ideas what caused this.. i am thinking it was from big lift cam, high spring press. and i also don't run offset lifters with c-heads??? since i have to bush the block any suggestions on what lifter to upgrade to i was told the 904 would be good but i was also told the 937 would be alot better.whats ya'lls oppinion..thanks

bosshoss wrote:Frank Merkl says he has done it himself with a kit from these guys.

http://www.wydendorfmachine.com/index.html

Looks like a pretty good deal but no personal experience.

dkp

anybody else ever do this on their own?

I know some guys on the Cleveland site that used the Wyendorf kit i think he might of even helped a couple guys bush there lifter bores.I think he is from Michigan used to run in the NHRA stock class,i might be able to get his number if interested.

Later Mark.

Actually his number and e-mail address is on the link,i didn't click on it to see before i posted before.

Later Mark.

There is a place in Fort Wayne, In that can do it for you. C&P Machine
www.cpmachine.com
260 484 7723
Ask for Phil or Ed in service

Mike

thanks guysfor all the replys..i found a place in jackson, mi. thanks again

bosshoss wrote:Frank Merkl says he has done it himself with a kit from these guys.

http://www.wydendorfmachine.com/index.html

Looks like a pretty good deal but no personal experience.

dkp

It states this kit is for reaming the original bores, not correcting them.

Dave.

LivermoreDave wrote:

bosshoss wrote:Frank Merkl says he has done it himself with a kit from these guys.

http://www.wydendorfmachine.com/index.html

Looks like a pretty good deal but no personal experience.

dkp

It states this kit is for reaming the original bores, not correcting them.

Dave.

yeah i called and talked to him today i'm in the process of making a jig that bolts to the block to keep it straight??? should work

take it to LSM engineering in pontiac Mi they do all the machine work on the IDT Eliminator blocks. Kirk can set you up with bushings and a set of the keyed lifters

fatal addiction wrote:well i just happened to notice this weekend that 1 lifter hole is wore very badly and their are acouple more that are starting toget some wear on them...anybody have any ideas what caused this.. i am thinking it was from big lift cam, high spring press. and i also don't run offset lifters with c-heads??? since i have to bush the block any suggestions on what lifter to upgrade to i was told the 904 would be good but i was also told the 937 would be alot better.whats ya'lls oppinion..thanks

Tell us first how much lift and pressure you are running.

And how many passes did you make on your lifters????

BTW eliminator or SVO Block?

Frank Kramer wrote:

fatal addiction wrote:well i just happened to notice this weekend that 1 lifter hole is wore very badly and their are acouple more that are starting toget some wear on them...anybody have any ideas what caused this.. i am thinking it was from big lift cam, high spring press. and i also don't run offset lifters with c-heads??? since i have to bush the block any suggestions on what lifter to upgrade to i was told the 904 would be good but i was also told the 937 would be alot better.whats ya'lls oppinion..thanks

Tell us first how much lift and pressure you are running.

And how many passes did you make on your lifters????

BTW eliminator or SVO Block?

got it fixed already but it's a svo block the block has about 150- 200 150' mud runs on it and had about 25-30 passes on it when i put the new top end on it ''c-heads new cam and soforth'' the cam is a .972 lift and the springs if i remember right are around 1200# open? i would have to get in the atttic to look @ the box...eric

fatal addiction wrote:well i just happened to notice this weekend that 1 lifter hole is wore very badly and their are acouple more that are starting toget some wear on them...anybody have any ideas what caused this.. i am thinking it was from big lift cam, high spring press. and i also don't run offset lifters with c-heads??? since i have to bush the block any suggestions on what lifter to upgrade to i was told the 904 would be good but i was also told the 937 would be alot better.whats ya'lls oppinion..thanks

Fatal,

You said that your springs were around 1200 Lb. open. IMO you can run too light of a valve spring,,,,and also at the other end of the spectrum, too strong of a valve spring. That's why Comp Cams lists over 90 different springs in their catalog. Appropriate applications for everything. I believe that your 1200 lb. open pressure is what has galled your lifter bores. IMO if you are running a titanium valve then that 1200 lbs. is too much valve spring with .875" lifters, even quite possibly too much with stainless steel valves. May I suggest that you pull the inner spring out of your triple valve springs and see if there is any hint of the valves floating, if not then run your combo without the inner spring and you'll see an increase in the life of your roller lifters.

Charlie Evans

Charlie

c.evans wrote:

fatal addiction wrote:well i just happened to notice this weekend that 1 lifter hole is wore very badly and their are acouple more that are starting toget some wear on them...anybody have any ideas what caused this.. i am thinking it was from big lift cam, high spring press. and i also don't run offset lifters with c-heads??? since i have to bush the block any suggestions on what lifter to upgrade to i was told the 904 would be good but i was also told the 937 would be alot better.whats ya'lls oppinion..thanks

Fatal,

You said that your springs were around 1200 Lb. open. IMO you can run too light of a valve spring,,,,and also at the other end of the spectrum, too strong of a valve spring. That's why Comp Cams lists over 90 different springs in their catalog. Appropriate applications for everything. I believe that your 1200 lb. open pressure is what has galled your lifter bores. IMO if you are running a titanium valve then that 1200 lbs. is too much valve spring with .875" lifters, even quite possibly too much with stainless steel valves. May I suggest that you pull the inner spring out of your triple valve springs and see if there is any hint of the valves floating, if not then run your combo without the inner spring and you'll see an increase in the life of your roller lifters.

Charlie Evans

Charlie

yeah charlie i'm up for anything as long as it's suggested by a ford man but i do have stainless valves i cheaped out after all the other money it takes to put c-heads together i'm hoping the funds are their this winter to upgrade to titanium....thanks alot eric

bosshoss wrote:Frank Merkl says he has done it himself with a kit from these guys.

http://www.wydendorfmachine.com/index.html

Looks like a pretty good deal but no personal experience.

dkp

I have used Dennys kit in the past with great results. It will not work if you want to move the lifter bore, just lets you add the bushing in the same alignment as before. I have used it for .875 and .904 lifters in a Ford block.