Yeah, that's a problem. Flat tappet lifters and the cam lobes wear together as a set. Swapping them around could give an uneven fit between the two, which could eventually result in a wiped out lobe or badly dished lifter.

 

Really... that sucks lol, so i guess it wasnt a good idea to put the cam in then? well, i asked if it was a good idea to get the cam on another site and a bunch of people said go for it lol so i did.

oh well whats a cam $150, i'll just have to buy a new one, i thaught i could get away with it damn. their not that worn, it was out of a newly built blown engine. no chance they will be good?

 

Cam kits at Summit are $101 with lifters.

 

well i guess i'm gonna buy a new cam set, that sucks though i thought i bonused out lol, guess not. well its not that hard to change the cam, so i guess some more pics comming soon lol of a new cam, i'll lube the hell out of it lol.

thanks again guys
joe

 

Listen to what's said before, these guys know what they're talking about.

 

Thanks... Im sure they do, and i have no disrespect for either of them. I just had to ask again about using them cause....well that really sucks for me lol, i thought i bonused out because i was told by the guy i got it from i can use it but it turns out that i can't, it was just a big waste of time and space lol.


Joe


But once i get the new cam and lifters i'll post some pics but back to the 80 Z for now.

Again, thanks guys i'd be in some ruts without ya's

Joe

 

I will NEVER buy a summit cam again. I bought on for my pickup about 4 or 5 years ago. There made by Elgin I think but anyhow. The lifters were constantly needing to be adjusted. It was giving me fits. The damn lifters were dicintagrating. I still have one down in the basement on the wall of shame. That cam and lifters pumped enought metal through my new motor to wipe out the bearings in less than 5000 miles Then I get a letter from Summit later saying the lifters that were sold to me were a factory defective if "they came in shrink wrap" the ones that came in boxes were ok. Some I called and the offered to replace my cam with and new one but would not do anything to replace the motor.

 

I will not buy anything Summit brand again unless it's something simple. The past few things I bought had to have a good bit of fabrication to fit and the quality isn't that great. Guess you get what you pay for. :\

 

^ 77nomad, other than that, did you like the setup?
I'd really think hard about buying a house brand when it comes to critical internal parts. As far as Summit brand parts, I've heard that some are name brand parts that are private labeled for them, and other things are major manufacturer "factory seconds". Sounds like you found out which one you got.

 

Yeah, luckily my parts bought Summit brand have all been mounts and external hardware. I only buy stuff that's warrantied and has a rep for taking abuse for internal stuff.