[V8Vairs] Lifter Mfg. / Sidewinders

[David C. Herrin III]

I found almost 60 real mfg.s worldwide.
All it takes is a very good reputation within the automotive industry , a 
blueprint and a checkbook
At least the flames are controlled - - - currently. VBG

I did some measuring one day - I have a 1987 Old Cutlass Ciera FEIII 3.8L
I am certain that the entire drive train would easily slip into a FC
A Late would require more adaptation - mounting.
I do not have an Early to measure out the fit.
David
> I know this is about V-8s but the shrapnel flying around in FastVairs 
> about
> lifters makes me reluctant to comment. One guy says there are only 2-3
> lifter manufacturers.  I found 11 before I got tired of looking, and those
> don't include manufacturers that make lifters exclusively for large 
> diesel,
> motorcycle, stationary, and aircraft engines, or companies in India.
>
> Hylift-Johnson
> Eaton
> Cosmo Industrial (Taiwan)
> Melling
> Rhoads
> Mianyang Fulin (China)
> Delphi (rollers only I think)
> Stanadyne
> C.A.T.
> Elgin (lists Corvair-specific parts)
> Sealed Power/TRW (they may not actually manufacture lifters)
>
> I wouldn't recommend buying lifters from these sources, because, from
> looking at the application charts, they tend to lump all Chevy 6-cylinder
> engines together. Also, David's real Corvair lifters don't cost much more
> than generic aftermarket replacements (and less than one type the right
> coast supplier sells).
>
> I tell you what, though, the last few weeks of FastVairs and V-8 Vairs has
> been interesting. I'm learning a lot.
>
> A little V-8 content. Does anyone have any information or experience with
> sidewinder engine installations in mid-engine Corvairs?  KelMark had a 
> real
> complex and expensive kit but that was before Fieros and the spate of FWD
> vehicles.