Teardown progress
Teardown progress
I think I've got it apart as far as I need it to be. Now to gather the parts;
Wiseco 10:1 .020 pistons
Mild head work
Woods W6 Cam w/ torrington bearing
Steel breather gear
Oil pump rebuild
Braided oil lines
RevTech lifters
Rivera Primo pushrods
Anything else I should consider?
Wiseco 10:1 .020 pistons
Mild head work
Woods W6 Cam w/ torrington bearing
Steel breather gear
Oil pump rebuild
Braided oil lines
RevTech lifters
Rivera Primo pushrods
Anything else I should consider?
Last edited by alaskajeff; Mar 21, 2011 at 05:49 PM.
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: St. Peters, Missouri
If it were me spending my hard earned money, I'd re-consider the lifters.
Personally, not a fan of anything Rev Tech...
I use these:
http://www.compperformancegroupstore..._Code=LFTRPHRL
Their pushrods are outstanding as well...
Personally, not a fan of anything Rev Tech...
I use these:
http://www.compperformancegroupstore..._Code=LFTRPHRL
Their pushrods are outstanding as well...
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From: Bluffton, South Carolina
When you take an engine apart, it should be like an autopsy. Examine all the pieces individually. Check for wear patterns, are they normal or are they worn "funny"?? Look to see if there is wear in places that shouldn't have any and measure all the pieces carefully to ensure all are within tolerances.
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From: Richmond, VA
Sounds like you have a great combo coming along. When you finish it all up, please load it up and bring down here to the lower 48. We hate to have to wait four more months till its warm enough for you to give it a break in run.... 
It probably won't be totally back together until sometime NEXT winter. Other family proirities and a limited budget thru the summer will require me to go slowly with the purchases and machine work. It will be a painful exercise in patience...........but worth it in the end.
If it were me spending my hard earned money, I'd re-consider the lifters.
Personally, not a fan of anything Rev Tech...
I use these:
http://www.compperformancegroupstore..._Code=LFTRPHRL
Their pushrods are outstanding as well...
Personally, not a fan of anything Rev Tech...
I use these:
http://www.compperformancegroupstore..._Code=LFTRPHRL
Their pushrods are outstanding as well...
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 375
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From: St. Peters, Missouri
In answering your question, no, I have never had any problems with Rev Tech....because I don't buy their products. I don't know where their lifters are made.....it's my understanding that Rev Tech is Korean.
I do know first hand of numerous problems with various Rev Tech components....specifically, my next door neighbor's motor grenaded at 8900 miles...and the culprit, among other things...bad lifters which trashed the bottom end of his motor...
Granted, it was a Rev Tech 100" crate motor, so all components should be Rev Tech, one would think...
That is just one...another, should you ask....the motor siezed at 5200 miles...normal break in procedures...and I know for certain he wasn't beating on it...you guessed it....Rev Tech. This was a buddy who I've known for 25 years.
That's just two....and I know personally a few highly thought of wrenches in this area who will have nothing to do with Rev Tech for that very reason.
I'll freely admit I know nothing about Alaska, other than it's beautiful country, and a sportsmans paradise which I'd love....but around these parts, Rev Tech is known as Rev Wreck.
It's your money, and your ride....do what you'd like.
You asked if there was "anything else I should consider"... and I answered your question honestly.
Not trying to be an asshat...but rather an asset.
I do know first hand of numerous problems with various Rev Tech components....specifically, my next door neighbor's motor grenaded at 8900 miles...and the culprit, among other things...bad lifters which trashed the bottom end of his motor...
Granted, it was a Rev Tech 100" crate motor, so all components should be Rev Tech, one would think...
That is just one...another, should you ask....the motor siezed at 5200 miles...normal break in procedures...and I know for certain he wasn't beating on it...you guessed it....Rev Tech. This was a buddy who I've known for 25 years.
That's just two....and I know personally a few highly thought of wrenches in this area who will have nothing to do with Rev Tech for that very reason.
I'll freely admit I know nothing about Alaska, other than it's beautiful country, and a sportsmans paradise which I'd love....but around these parts, Rev Tech is known as Rev Wreck.
It's your money, and your ride....do what you'd like.
You asked if there was "anything else I should consider"... and I answered your question honestly.
Not trying to be an asshat...but rather an asset.
Last edited by 98 FLHX; Mar 21, 2011 at 10:04 PM.
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In answering your question, no, I have never had any problems with Rev Tech....because I don't buy their products. I don't know where their lifters are made.....it's my understanding that Rev Tech is Korean.
I do know first hand of numerous problems with various Rev Tech components....specifically, my next door neighbor's motor grenaded at 8900 miles...and the culprit, among other things...bad lifters which trashed the bottom end of his motor...
Granted, it was a Rev Tech 100" crate motor, so all components should be Rev Tech, one would think...
That is just one...another, should you ask....the motor siezed at 5200 miles...normal break in procedures...and I know for certain he wasn't beating on it...you guessed it....Rev Tech. This was a buddy who I've known for 25 years.
That's just two....and I know personally a few highly thought of wrenches in this area who will have nothing to do with Rev Tech for that very reason.
I'll freely admit I know nothing about Alaska, other than it's beautiful country, and a sportsmans paradise which I'd love....but around these parts, Rev Tech is known as Rev Wreck.
It's your money, and your ride....do what you'd like.
You asked if there was "anything else I should consider"... and I answered your question honestly.
Not trying to be an asshat...but rather an asset.
I do know first hand of numerous problems with various Rev Tech components....specifically, my next door neighbor's motor grenaded at 8900 miles...and the culprit, among other things...bad lifters which trashed the bottom end of his motor...
Granted, it was a Rev Tech 100" crate motor, so all components should be Rev Tech, one would think...
That is just one...another, should you ask....the motor siezed at 5200 miles...normal break in procedures...and I know for certain he wasn't beating on it...you guessed it....Rev Tech. This was a buddy who I've known for 25 years.
That's just two....and I know personally a few highly thought of wrenches in this area who will have nothing to do with Rev Tech for that very reason.
I'll freely admit I know nothing about Alaska, other than it's beautiful country, and a sportsmans paradise which I'd love....but around these parts, Rev Tech is known as Rev Wreck.
It's your money, and your ride....do what you'd like.
You asked if there was "anything else I should consider"... and I answered your question honestly.
Not trying to be an asshat...but rather an asset.
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From: Ohio
Ya AJ, I'm with 98 FLHX on lifters, Harley "B's", V-thunders, S&S if you hit the lottery. I run the Woods W6H and it has it's advantages but needs detail on installation, go with the Vthunder cam for an average street build.
I hurt a set of Harley "B's" with the aggressive lobed Woods and just put a set of Ultima lifters in, they are now made by Johnson (USA) ran in the Ultima big cammed engines and priced reasonable. I"ll run them up a couple of times and be able to give a yea or nea but the lifters listed above are rock solid with a Vthunder cam. Good Luck and watch for Moose!
PS: check the rods for up and down play while your there, very very very ugly when that lower bearing fails, trust me.
I hurt a set of Harley "B's" with the aggressive lobed Woods and just put a set of Ultima lifters in, they are now made by Johnson (USA) ran in the Ultima big cammed engines and priced reasonable. I"ll run them up a couple of times and be able to give a yea or nea but the lifters listed above are rock solid with a Vthunder cam. Good Luck and watch for Moose!
PS: check the rods for up and down play while your there, very very very ugly when that lower bearing fails, trust me.
Last edited by 1997bagger; Mar 22, 2011 at 01:57 AM.