"Old School" Stocker Cams

Bunkster · 10-31-2020, 11:23 AM

Ford 292 lifter:

Greg Reimer 7376 · 10-31-2020, 02:41 PM

Seems that many an engine assembler putting together a 292 or a 312 would get his bare block on the stand, stick in the cam, the crank, the front cover and balancer, then put in the pistons and the rods, button things up, install the pan, pickup and the pump, then turn the engine over and start to install the lifters and then discover one of Ford's better ideas. It was the FE engine that went with a conventional lifter which Ford stayed with ever since. The lifters went into the block on the Y block first, then the cam slid in, then the rest of the bottom half went together. Lots of Ford line mechanics had a set of spring clothespins in their toolbox to hold those lifters up so they could replace a camshaft in the car if need be.

SSDiv6 · 11-01-2020, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Bunkster

Ford 292 lifter:

Mushroom lifters were used in the early days of NASCAR, allowing camshaft profiles with more aggressive lobes. Direct Connection used to sell mushroom lifters for Mopar applications and also the required tool to modify the block.

Many years ago I heard the story of a racer that was running mushroom lifters in 15 lifter bores and left one bore with a normal size lifter in the event he was asked to pull a lifter to show tech.

Greg Reimer 7376 · 11-01-2020, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by SSDiv6

Mushroom lifters were used in the early days of NASCAR, allowing camshaft profiles with more aggressive lobes. Direct Connection used to sell mushroom lifters for Mopar applications and also the required tool to modify the block.

Many years ago I heard the story of a racer that was running mushroom lifters in 15 lifter bores and left one bore with a normal size lifter in the event he was asked to pull a lifter to show tech.

Seemed to me that an old GM Performance Parts catalog used to show a mushroom cam and lifter for a small block. Also, doesn't the tech guy sometimes tell you which lifter to pull at random?

SSDiv6 · 11-01-2020, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

Seemed to me that an old GM Performance Parts catalog used to show a mushroom cam and lifter for a small block. Also, doesn't the tech guy sometimes tell you which lifter to pull at random?

Probably expected the Tech Inspector to say, "Just pull or hand me any lifter"

10-31-2020, 11:23 AM	#1
Bunkster Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 307 Likes: 0 Liked 43 Times in 10 Posts	Re: "Old School" Stocker Cams Ford 292 lifter:

10-31-2020, 02:41 PM	#2
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,137 Likes: 172 Liked 719 Times in 220 Posts	Re: "Old School" Stocker Cams Seems that many an engine assembler putting together a 292 or a 312 would get his bare block on the stand, stick in the cam, the crank, the front cover and balancer, then put in the pistons and the rods, button things up, install the pan, pickup and the pump, then turn the engine over and start to install the lifters and then discover one of Ford's better ideas. It was the FE engine that went with a conventional lifter which Ford stayed with ever since. The lifters went into the block on the Y block first, then the cam slid in, then the rest of the bottom half went together. Lots of Ford line mechanics had a set of spring clothespins in their toolbox to hold those lifters up so they could replace a camshaft in the car if need be.