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Dodge · 12-03-2015, 03:22 AM

Hey George, if the hydraulic lifters don't work out you can use solid lifters and adjust
the valves for .006 thousands. We used to do it all the time on chevy V-8's with hydraulic
cams to cheat the rules.
Also how are you going about balancing the crankshaft. It seems like your going to have
to balance it like a V-8 using bobweights in which case your going to have to cut down
the counter weights quite a bit to make up the the loss of weight of the other rod and piston. Maybe the spacer should be made bigger and of steel. My 2 cents.

12-03-2015, 03:22 AM	#95
Dodge Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sonoma, CA. Posts: 1,498	Re: 5 main, chev, crankModel A engine Hey George, if the hydraulic lifters don't work out you can use solid lifters and adjust the valves for .006 thousands. We used to do it all the time on chevy V-8's with hydraulic cams to cheat the rules. Also how are you going about balancing the crankshaft. It seems like your going to have to balance it like a V-8 using bobweights in which case your going to have to cut down the counter weights quite a bit to make up the the loss of weight of the other rod and piston. Maybe the spacer should be made bigger and of steel. My 2 cents.