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nhramnl · 04-08-2014, 09:11 AM

I had .842 needle-bearing Crowers in my 327 SS motor and sent them back to have them retrofitted to bushings. When they do that, they also make them HIPPO. You end up with what you would have purchased for $1100 in the first place. Cost for the upgrade was $500. Also, I completely agree with the gentleman that suggests going to .904 diameter lifters. In a very high RPM engine (like a 283, 327 or even 350), .842 lifters just don't seem to live. Go to bushed .904s or .937s and lifter failures go away.

04-08-2014, 09:11 AM	#2
nhramnl Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 507 Likes: 8 Liked 358 Times in 83 Posts	Re: Lifters I had .842 needle-bearing Crowers in my 327 SS motor and sent them back to have them retrofitted to bushings. When they do that, they also make them HIPPO. You end up with what you would have purchased for $1100 in the first place. Cost for the upgrade was $500. Also, I completely agree with the gentleman that suggests going to .904 diameter lifters. In a very high RPM engine (like a 283, 327 or even 350), .842 lifters just don't seem to live. Go to bushed .904s or .937s and lifter failures go away.