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Offline Jerr-conn

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Roller or flat tappet lifters
« on: April 16, 2017, 06:19:40 am »
Did a orig 87 350 tbi engine have roller lifters or flat tappet lifters? It's in a 87 r10 swb.
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Re: Roller or flat tappet lifters
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2017, 07:26:34 am »
non roller although provisions are there to easily convert
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Re: Roller or flat tappet lifters
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2017, 01:07:29 pm »
non roller although provisions are there to easily convert

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Re: Roller or flat tappet lifters
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2017, 07:49:05 pm »
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Re: Roller or flat tappet lifters
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2017, 08:28:48 pm »
It should be cast with the locations for the bolts for the lifter retainers so it would "just" need drilled and tapped


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