[Fot] roller rockers and head flow

[Allen Washatko]

Chip,

This would be greatly appreciated. I'm about to add this modification 
to my TR6.
The new Ford 40 uses a .875 tappet that would work well.

Allen

On Jan 3, 2008, at 8:32 PM, U K MOTORSPORTS wrote:

> If you look at the TR6 block from the front with a stock lifter 
> installed
> in #1 with out the cam installed you will see that the cam bore is 
> inboard
> somewhat and the lifter tilts in toward it. I will get some info 
> together
> on the lifter sources and will also be meeting with my machinist the 
> first
> of the week and will get some figures on the program that we worked on 
> to
> get  this done...Chip
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: <roadandtrack at bigpond.com>
>> To: <tr6racer21 at earthlink.net>
>> Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>; Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx at bright.net>; 
>> Richard
> Good <goodparts at verizon.net>
>> Date: 1/3/2008 6:48:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] roller rockers and head flow
>>
>> chip,
>> thanks for the info about the lifter bores. Can you or Ted confirm if 
>> the
> non-verticality is a factory machining error or deliberate. I have 
> never
> done this on TR blocks, so I've never had cause to look that closely.  
> I
> had located some very light 22mm Toyota ones (o.866"). What model Ford 
> uses
> a nice light solid lifter of 0.875"???
>>
>> can you share with us some data on the sorts of cams you are 
>> sucessfully
> running with these bigger lifters.
>>
>> thanks, Terry .
>>
>>
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Allen & Jody Washatko
1971 TR6  - Number 6