solid tappets and shrick 272 camshaft?
 

Having still not swapped the 2.5 L GTi eng lump in to my new CQ, I was wondering if I could fit this shrick 272 camshaft to my standard 2.2 KV for the time being? :idea:

I know the cam i bought is designed for a solid lifter head, so not suitable for hydro, but I been wondering if I could simply get some solid lifters and fit them, together with my 272 cam on to my standard KV 2.2 ?

can it be done? and is it strait forward? :confused: It just seems a shame to have this solid lift camshaft sitting by my side & not making use of it. :(

anybody? :(

Give people a chance to reply, your first post was at 4am! :yikes:

Nope. Well thats the short answer.

It will fit the head fine, and itd run solid tappets fine also.
But, the valves are longer on the solid tappet heads than on the hydro models, so the bucket would sit below the surface of the head inside its bore and the cam wouldnt actuate it.

Valve on the right is solid tappet head, hydro on the left.

thanks for the reply 4v6.. :)

Could you also tell me the lengths of the two valves in the picture you posted?

cheers. :tup:

Yeah ill post that info up tomorrow for you Gaz cos theyre hiding under the bench with a big turbo block watching over them, and if i go in there now and disturb it, itll have me leg off for sure. ;)

did u find out the lengths in the end~? :)

cheers,
Gaz.

Hi Gaz sorry i didnt get back with this before now.

Valve lengths- 91mm for hydro heads,
98.80 -99.00mm for mechanical heads.

hope this helps.