Long time no visit..... but I have a mate here at work who owns a 914 porsche and would like to install type 1 lifters into the Type 4 motor it is running.
Apparently a bush is required to fit the Type 1 lifters into the Type 4 block - would anyone know who might carry these in Australia or overseas ?
Appreciate your feedback, many thanks in advance.
Hope everyone is well and happy and enjoying their VW rides.
Cheers,
Doug
vw54 ·
Why go to all that trouble and extra expense ????
dont know of anyone who has done this or stocks the bush
bond ·
rod penrose might have suitable lifters for you. unsure about the bushing though.
nick
dangerous ·
The bushings will most likely have to be made as a one-off.
This is due to normal lifter bore wear.
Aluminium bronze or 7075 aluminium would be my choice of material,
and have the lifter bores finished AFTER being fitted.
66deluxe ·
Unless your going to run a big cam with huge lift and duration it aint worth the time and money you also have to machine flat the lifter bores ala type 1 case. I just came back from Canada and visited Jake Raby, he has new tool steel lifters that will do the trick. He has them for type 4, type 1 and wasser engines. Using standard type 1 lifters you do need to bush the lifter bores, but he can get them made to use standard type 4 lifter with type 1 face on them, your looking at around $300 US for a set. Look at his site forums aircooled technology and it has more info than i have given, also the typefourum on shoptalk fourms a user type 4 unleashed also has thes unique lifters.
Damo.
vw54 ·
i knoe the lifters n cams are soft and wear easy in the Type 4 engines but is there any other advantage ???
dangerous ·
The larger head diameter allows for a faster lift rate on the lobe.
Scat used to sell a 'drop in' lifter for this purpose,
but not sure about their reliability under current lubrication availability.
Sounds like Damo is onto a good thing if that is your cup of tea (type 4s)
Beetspeed ·
www.ahnendorp.com in germany does this a lot. He also sells original Mahle type 1 lifters (about 130 euro a set iirc).
Personally I always use a light type 1 lifter with any cam I have ever used. Never had a flat cam.
At the moment, the light-weight (56,5 gram) tool steel type 1 lifters from Thorsten Pieper at about 250 euro a set are 'the thing' for me and all I use.
Regards,
Walter
Doug Sweetman ·
I believe that my mate wants to do it to quieten his engine down a bit, in terms of valvetrain noise.... it has been suggested by PEter Arnoldi overe here in Perth. I dont know any more than that about it.
Many thanks for all of your responses !
Good to see the spirit is live and kicking here on Aussieveedubbers...
greedy53 ·
go hydrolic lifters can geyt for t1 fix rattle prob
greedy53 ·
just had a thought what if i swap him my t3 caravel with really quiet lifters for his rattley bold 914 and i don't any money just to be a bloody nice bloke
Craig Torrens ·
vw54 wrote:i knoe the lifters n cams are soft and wear easy in the Type 4 engines ???
WTF........you've been listening to the wrong people.