[Jacket4256]

Lots of ideas here......heres another. If you research the failure rate of the 99c lifter you will most likely come to the conclusion that it would be best to change them while you are in there doing cams. (At least I hope you do.) Now comes the issue of what lifters to get. Lots of choices, Gatermans, Johnson-Hylift, HQ Black Ops, Woods Directional and so on. You may know already that a lifter for a small block Chevy is a direct fit for a harley lifter, but not all Chevy small block lifters are created equal. I'll let you in on a little secret a few of us around my neck of the woods found out and it's been working just dandy.http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CCA-875-1/. Get yourself four of these dudes, set them at .100 and ride off into the sunset. $60 or several hundred for "harley performance lifters". I'm not made of money and I avoid paying the Harley tax whenever possible. Your call.

Thanks for the heads up I will have to look into those, I never knew SBC lifters were a direct replacement. I have decided I will do lifters with this cam change now to decide which ones.

 

[Hillsidecycle.com]

With your wise ass attitude, its amazing people are willing to do business with you. Pretty common knowledge that FM doesn't make, or claim to make lifters. They sell made in the USA Woods lifters. As opposed to made in Mexico S&S. I must however give a thumbs up to S&S for making their new high end lifters here in the US. Hopefully it's a trend that continues.

Jeff

Jeffery,
With all the new products that come to "market" on a daily basis in this industry, and their "in-house" machining capabilities, I was unaware, if in fact they were/were not manufacting lifters, and was speculating as to the machinery needed to establish such.
Not common knowledge whatsoever in spite of what you may, or may not think. Who knows what goes on at other outfits?
FWIW, all the S&S liters are made in the USA, as per the folks at S&S we are in contact with.
BTW, thank you for the name-calling............much appreciated.
Scott

 

[akjeff]

Scott,

Jeffrey, not Jeffery, but no biggee.

I guess the person at S&S tech line that I talked to, was full of shit then. I told him I was was lifter shopping, and that made in USA was a must, and he told me that "sorry, but some of ours are sourced in Mexico?". Now, why would he tell me that? This was last fall, by the way. Maybe they've changed to USA only since then, and if so, great!

Jeff

 

[gaspumpcity]

Humm Mexico made or China?

 

[sj01fltri]

I bought my TW222 Cams from bob woods at the dealer show in cinncinati in feb of this year,he recomended changing lifters to help with valve train noise,Fuel-moto was sharing his booth so the lifters they sell are more than likley lifters made to woods specs havent put the cams in yet gathering parts at this time

 

[sonic_cruzer]

Over the winter I replaced my cam/lifters/push rods/cam bearings & cam chain tensioners. Bought the TW-222 cam/ lifters/push rods & bearings from Fuel Moto. This was my first attempt at performing this task and I found it rather easy with the proper tools. Mainly for the bearing removal & replacement.
I am very happy with the outcome and have had 1000+ miles of trouble free riding so far.