TRW lifters

[Phase4]

Hi,
I have a set of TRW VL73 lifters that Lawrence Conley sent me back in the early nineties for my old GN.

I never used them.

Does anyone know if they are good lifters, equivalent to GM's lifters?

Worth using to quieten down my 206/206 cam and Comp Cam lifters?

Thanks in advance for any info.

Sandy

 

[Just a Six??]

Do they have the hardened Stellite Foot on them?
Post a pic if you can. They may be good & may be nothing special.
What did they cost back then? That will help.

 

[turbofabricator]

They are much better than most lifters available today. (read NOT Chinese) They will work great. BUT.....Save them for a new flat tappet cam. I wouldn't ruin them on a used Comp cam. CHeck pre-load carefully to determine the source of the noise, first. If they are going flat, a new lifter wont help.

 

[Phase4]

Thanks for the replies.

Here are some photos of the lifters.

I will pull the rocker covers and check things out. (what should I be checking for and how?) I wouldn't want to waste them if they aren't needed.

The car just has a noisy valvetrain. It is annoying but it runs very well, no misses, pops, bangs or things that I would associate with a lobe going off.

Oil pressure is lower than I would want but I am sure my gauge (VDO in a GNX style dash) is off, if it is anything like the water temp gauge which, according to Scanmaster is about 50 degrees low). Going to fit a mech oil gauge just to check it out. I guess a mech oil gauge won't fit in an AVC GNX dash due to clearance issue with that plastic plate behind the dash?

Thanks for any advice.

Sandy