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To: freedumb2003

“The only downside was those damn hydraulic lifters — you couldn’t adjust the tappets like the Chevy and Ford V-8s.”

The solid valve train from the 273 would interchange. I had a ‘66 Barracuda with the Commando 273. Set the valves on it several times.


24 posted on 03/11/2015 6:48:17 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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To: CrazyIvan

>>The solid valve train from the 273 would interchange. <<

That never occurred to me - I was in HS at the time.

It was more an annoyance than a problem — the acceleration and speed I got was pretty awesome. The lifters just pinged at a certain spot in the power band.


25 posted on 03/11/2015 6:57:01 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (islam: The hands of the Chinese, the mouths of the arabs, the minds of the French.)
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