I know the old Holden V8's don't mind chewing a lobe off of their cams every now and then. I'm doing an EFI conversion on My VL 5.0 and the "kit" didn't come with lifters. Will it be safe to run brand new lifters on an old cam or will I really need to buy a new cam as well as lifters? Cheers, Locky.

Quote: Originally Posted by TUXEDO [View Post] I know the old Holden V8's don't mind chewing a lobe off of their cams every now and then. I'm doing an EFI conversion on My VL 5.0 and the "kit" didn't come with lifters. Will it be safe to run brand new lifters on an old cam or will I really need to buy a new cam as well as lifters? Cheers, Locky. I put in a my mates stage 2 cam in my Torana years ago, used new lifters to avoid any problems and within a few days stripped one of the lobes flat.To be on the safe side your better off buying new cam and lifters.Make sure you lube up the cam and bleed the lifters before you put them in. T.K.

i always changes lifters when pulling engine apart, still use old cam, just lube it up nicely and shes a goer everyone has there own experiences tho. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.