Thread: My L67 Turbo Camaro

Yeah, 'cept they need shorter pushrods in a 3800, longer in an lsx.

Don't ask me how that makes any sense, because I agree, it doesn't.

Also wasn't impressed with the lifters from ZZP.

They died immediately.

stock replacements ARE ls7 lifters... thats all GM sells. One lifter short of the crazy racing lifters.


So make sure you buy a pushrod length checker or buy some comp lifters and again, pushrod length checker, and install the correct length lifters.

Either my lifters were **** or the oiling holes were in the wrong place. Talking to a local, it seems the oiling port was probably in the wrong spot so they starved on oil and seized.

Goodluck either way. I don't know what the **** was going on there, nor did I honestly have the patience to figure it out. I needed the car, and after a month, I parted it out and got far more than I imagined I would.

Originally Posted by asite57

sorry i meant should he buy some lifters out of a used low millage 3800?

I would also like to know the answer to this. The motor I got only had 40k on it so should I just use those?

If everything else is stock size, (head gaskets, rockers, valve height etc no or very minimal taken off head surfaces) then the stock 7.050" pushrods should work fine with ls7 lifters. They are pretty forgiving with preload compared to the comp oe-r's that some run. I would run ls7's or good low mileage stock takeoffs. Just my 2cents.