DTCMMLF
Well-Known Member
Greetings one and all!
Ordered a set of roller lifters to fit my Lunati Voodoo roller cam fior a fresh build on a 340. Unknown to me, they were Chinese made.
For an additional $40.00 I could have had genuine MOPAR lifters (again, unknown at the time I ordered the Chinese made lifters).
If you send me a message with your email address, I will name the vender as I don't want to publicly state their product as being faulty and charged with slander!
Have attached pictures to explain the issue I ran into and my fix.
Pic1. The area marked with the black magic marker on the strap that holds the lifters together rubs against the raised area in the block over each cylinder. I took a carbide bit and air driven hand held grinder and removed approximately 30 to 40 thousandths of material from this hump in the block casting for each cylinder, gently rounding the edges. The lifters now slide in. Since the lifter will never be pushed that far out of the Lifter guide holes, the straps will not impede or bind. (See attached fotoz Pic2 and Pic3 for further explanation).
I guess the question now is, the quality of the materials that the lifters are made from.
Not saying anyone wants to buy Chinese made anything, but if you did or have..... Hope this helps some folks out there.
Will follow up with a report after the motor has a few miles on it.
Cheers!
Ordered a set of roller lifters to fit my Lunati Voodoo roller cam fior a fresh build on a 340. Unknown to me, they were Chinese made.
For an additional $40.00 I could have had genuine MOPAR lifters (again, unknown at the time I ordered the Chinese made lifters).
If you send me a message with your email address, I will name the vender as I don't want to publicly state their product as being faulty and charged with slander!
Have attached pictures to explain the issue I ran into and my fix.
Pic1. The area marked with the black magic marker on the strap that holds the lifters together rubs against the raised area in the block over each cylinder. I took a carbide bit and air driven hand held grinder and removed approximately 30 to 40 thousandths of material from this hump in the block casting for each cylinder, gently rounding the edges. The lifters now slide in. Since the lifter will never be pushed that far out of the Lifter guide holes, the straps will not impede or bind. (See attached fotoz Pic2 and Pic3 for further explanation).
I guess the question now is, the quality of the materials that the lifters are made from.
Not saying anyone wants to buy Chinese made anything, but if you did or have..... Hope this helps some folks out there.
Will follow up with a report after the motor has a few miles on it.
Cheers!