Best adjustable lifters for Model A

[Steve Plucker]

What are the best adjustable lifters, brand wise, that you have found for use in the Model A Ford engine and WHY?

Thanks.

Pluck

[kevinmac/toledo]

Originally Posted by Steve Plucker

What are the best adjustable lifters, brand wise, that you have found for use in the Model A Ford engine and WHY?

Thanks.

Pluck

steve; i like the hollow lifters ,to reduce the weight of valve train components. racing has taught us the accelerated wear with heavy components. i think this also helps with longevity....kev....brand of your choosing..

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

The best tappets are manufactured by Colony, ...and are sold thru retailers.

[SteveB31]

Colony lifters are the best, but two of the larger vendors make their own lifters now, and they are NOT good lifters. Ask for Colony , and don't settle for any others.

[Bruce of MN]

Which retailers carry them?

[john in illinois]

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Steve B31 owns Bert's so he probably sells them.

John

[wrndln]

The Colony double nut lifters I tried to use had the base that was too small compared to the other lifters - single nut I believe. Vince Falter has a good section about repro lifters on his website - link below. He isn't impressed with the small base on Colony double nut lifters. I tried to adjust the double nut lifters and it was a real task as the part on the lifter base below the double nuts was below the lifter housing in the block. I suppose you could cut off the top of the lifter housing, but I don't want to hack up the block to fix a problem that shouldn't be happening.
Rusty Nelson

http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/valv...comparison.htm

[Jim Brierley]

A large foot is necessary. I get mine from Arizona Model A, 480-782-0266.

[Pete]

You need to know what the cam you are running was ground for.
1 inch diameter lifters or 1.1 inch diameter.
Stock original cams require the 1.1.

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Originally Posted by Pete

You need to know what the cam you are running was ground for.
1 inch diameter lifters or 1.1 inch diameter.
Stock original cams require the 1.1.

Yes very true, and not all info we read is 110% accurate.

[CarlG]

OK, so I have a Stipe IB330 cam. What diameter lifter should I have?

[Pete]

Originally Posted by carlg

ok, so i have a stipe ib330 cam. What diameter lifter should i have?

1.1

[CarlG]

Thanks Pete, I'll get the yardstick out when I get home.

[Patrick L.]

My intention is not to highjack this thread, but, does anyone still use originals ? Or, am I the only one that likes them ?

[Pete]

Originally Posted by Patrick L.

My intention is not to highjack this thread, but, does anyone still use originals ? Or, am I the only one that likes them ?

I make my own but they are NOT adjustable. (I do circle track race engines only)

Other than race applications on a model A/B engine, there isn't enough weight difference to use original type lifters.

[Tom Wesenberg]

I plan to keep my originals.

[Pete]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

I plan to keep my originals.

I haven't seen an original lifter for a long time. Aren't they 1 inch dia.?

[d.j. moordigian]

The originals are 1,125",....I believe there 2 styles of "mushroom" heads.
Thick and thin, depending on which Model A block you have..

[Rowdy]

The only originals I use are the B lifters, but I make them adjustable. Rod

[Marco Tahtaras]