Paul ditchers looking for lifters

philip a harnden · 05-31-2015, 05:34 PM

Paul is looking for new smith lifters ( stock) for 400 cu in pontiac. Does any one have any??. Contact paul ditcher brockport ny

John Duzac · 05-31-2015, 05:53 PM

Paul, whatever you do, do not buy Smith Lifters! They will fail and ruin your engine. Tool steel lifters work well for my application. Do some research and I think you will be better off not using Smith lifters. I have 14 of them for a Chevrolet 302. Ticking time bomb!

Ed Wright · 05-31-2015, 05:57 PM

Sherman.

D. Hake 4459 · 05-31-2015, 09:06 PM

x2 for the tool steel lifters. The ceramic faced lifters were ok when there was nothing else available but now that there are tool steel lifters that can handle a lot of spring pressure I wouldn't use anything else. Like John said, a ticking time bomb, and when one goes the short block is gone. PPPC and Trend are good examples of tool steel lifters. Not meaning to bash the Smith/Schubeck style lifters, just my .02.

ron mattson · 05-31-2015, 11:08 PM

If they are the same as Chevy I have some.

SSDiv6 · 05-31-2015, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ron mattson

If they are the same as Chevy I have some.

Chevy lifters have a different oil band than Pontiac/Olds lifters.

Agree, get the Sherman lifters.

Adger Smith · 06-01-2015, 08:51 AM

I have several hundred lifter bodies that I had built several years ago. They are DLC coated and are shorter for a larger root diameter cam. They weigh less than a stock lifter, too. You could have Sherman do his mods to them and have a pretty trick piece. I'll make someone a deal on them. They might work for Paul's application.

Capri · 06-01-2015, 07:06 PM

I happen to have a set of them Smith lifters on the shelf. I may have the Sherman also........

Alex Denysenko · 06-01-2015, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Capri

I happen to have a set of them Smith lifters on the shelf. I may have the Sherman also........

Yes we do have BOTH Smith's and Sherman hydraulic lifters for a Pontiac V-8 in stock one set of each only so first come first served
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05-31-2015, 05:34 PM	#1
philip a harnden Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: spencerport new york Posts: 71 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Paul ditchers looking for lifters Paul is looking for new smith lifters ( stock) for 400 cu in pontiac. Does any one have any??. Contact paul ditcher brockport ny

05-31-2015, 05:53 PM	#2
John Duzac Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Covington, La Posts: 311 Likes: 63 Liked 83 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Paul ditchers looking for lifters Paul, whatever you do, do not buy Smith Lifters! They will fail and ruin your engine. Tool steel lifters work well for my application. Do some research and I think you will be better off not using Smith lifters. I have 14 of them for a Chevrolet 302. Ticking time bomb! __________________ John Duzac D/S 4448 STK

05-31-2015, 05:57 PM	#3
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Paul ditchers looking for lifters Sherman. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

05-31-2015, 09:06 PM	#4
D. Hake 4459 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma Posts: 83 Likes: 56 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Paul ditchers looking for lifters x2 for the tool steel lifters. The ceramic faced lifters were ok when there was nothing else available but now that there are tool steel lifters that can handle a lot of spring pressure I wouldn't use anything else. Like John said, a ticking time bomb, and when one goes the short block is gone. PPPC and Trend are good examples of tool steel lifters. Not meaning to bash the Smith/Schubeck style lifters, just my .02. __________________ Derek Hake 4459 H/SA 69' Roadrunner

05-31-2015, 11:08 PM	#5
ron mattson Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: cloquet mn Posts: 466 Likes: 17 Liked 66 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Paul ditchers looking for lifters If they are the same as Chevy I have some. __________________ Ron Mattson 5015 STK

06-01-2015, 08:51 AM	#7
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Paul ditchers looking for lifters I have several hundred lifter bodies that I had built several years ago. They are DLC coated and are shorter for a larger root diameter cam. They weigh less than a stock lifter, too. You could have Sherman do his mods to them and have a pretty trick piece. I'll make someone a deal on them. They might work for Paul's application. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS) Last edited by Adger Smith; 06-01-2015 at 08:54 AM.

06-01-2015, 07:06 PM	#8
Capri Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 171 Likes: 0 Liked 27 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Paul ditchers looking for lifters I happen to have a set of them Smith lifters on the shelf. I may have the Sherman also........