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Old 01-05-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Question 1974 mustang ii 2.8 cam

ok stupid question...can the stock lifters take this isky cam or should i just go with the entire kit...(tring to do up budjet for car)
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2.8 V-6's are solid lifter engines so its up to the valve springs ..... might need high lift ones.
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I would go ahead a change the springs, lifters and valves. I no that you said that you on a budget. Just remember that you are putting a new cam in with 30 year old parts. I would go ahead a spend a little extra now while its already apart instead of doing it later, taking a chance on messing up or damaging your pretty new cam.
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New lifters will be a MUST when installing the new cam, as flat-tappet lifters become cupped over time, and installing used lifters on a new cam will cause a mis-matched wear pattern and accelerated wear.

Also imperitive is the use of either a high-zinc-content oil (such as Shell Rotella 30wt) for the cam break-in to prevent cam and lifter damage (most gasoline-engine-formula oils lack sufficient zinc content due to tightening emissions standards, diesel-engine-formula oils still contain these additives, but the level will be decreasing there in the near future).

As far as the valvesprings go, new ones would not be a bad idea due to age, but you would need to call your cam manufacturer's tech line to see if the stock springs would hold up to the lift or not.
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