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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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Doing head, cam change! Read lifter in my 97 need to be upgraded,they are week at high rpms.Who makes a good lifter???
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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GM ls7 lifters. Heres a link.
http://www.sdpc2000.com/details/gm-p...parts/12499225
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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Thanks brother! I will call on monday! Do you have them in your car!
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Morel is the top dawg for lifters. LS7 lifter is the standard replacement GM lifter.
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 08:08 PM
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Thanks ! Were can pick up the morel lifters?
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Thanks brother! I will call on monday! Do you have them in your car!
Yes i do. I have not found any reason to need anything more in a ls1 spinning less than 7200 rpms.

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Thanks! Don't need any over kill!
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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a good middle ground between the morel and the LS7 would be the comp oe replacement (850-16), which you can get through vengeance racing i believe.

all depends on the size of your cam i'd say!
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Do a search on LS7 lifters before you buy.
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