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RE: What would happen if....
Well, I don't know the measurements of solid vs. hydro cams, so it is
possible that there might be clearance problems, BUT I highly doubt it.
Other than that, one major difference between solid and hydro cams is
that the lift on the hydro cam starts much earlier so as to "pre load"
the lifter. This is bad for solid lifters as the valves would not be
seated as long, etc.
Putting a solid cam into a hydro head, you don't get that "pre load" so
performance would be hurt.
That's all I can think of. Bottom line, it wouldn't be good, but you
also would't ruin anything in your engine.
HTH
Jonas
85 Scirocco
Robert H Luhrs wrote:
>I have checked out the engine nd it is in fact solid lifters, but
>i thank
>everyone for the replies, as i must admit i was pretty woried
>about it,
>Just for shits and giggles though, what would happen if it HAD
>been
>hydrolic lifters and i HAD put in the solid lifter G-grind?
>(just curious, though thank god i didn't have to find out the
>hard way :)
>Rob Luhrs
>
>
>On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Ewan Hopkins wrote:
>
>> Anything made August '87 on is hydraulic...
>>
>> Ewan Hopkins.
>>
>> BTW, his engine must be solid lifters, having a 'J' cam, as
>there isn't one
>> for the hydraulic head.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: William J Erikson [mailto:williamjosiah@juno.com]
>> Sent: 21 July 1999 04:29
>> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> Subject: Re: What would happen if....
>>
>>
>> If I remember right, your car is an '87 8v, right? Then it's a
>solid
>> lifter, as far as I know. Sounds like your mechanic doesn't
>know VW's.
>> There isn't an obvious place to put shims in. You have to
>either take out
>> the cam or get a special tool to compress the valve springs.
>> -Josiah
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 10:38:19 -0400 (EDT) Robert H Luhrs
>> <rhl@student.umass.edu> writes:
>> >Let's just say that for some reason someone put a G-grind
>solid
>> >lifter
>> >cam in a hydrolic lifter engine?
>> >and how would you be able to tell?
>> >Reason being: i had my mechanic put in a bunch o stuff:cat.
>dual
>> >exhasut
>> >manifold/downpipe, and a g-grind, i toldhim to verify solid
>lifters
>> >before
>> >he put it in, today i wenmt to have a cv boot replaced, and
>somehow it
>> >cam
>> >up that he was like, oh yeah you had a hydrolic lifter engine,
>i was
>> >like:
>> >are you sure? he said well, i couldn't see any place where
>shims could
>> >be
>> >taken from so yeah he thinks it's hydrolic. My car still runs
>very
>> >well,
>> >still gets over 30 mpg, still pulls fine, any thoughts from
>anyone?
>> >thanks,
>> >Rob Luhrs
>> >
>> >
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