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By 55blacktie - 5 Years Ago
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Has anyone used "Made in Taiwan" lifters. I recently bought what were supposed to be American-made lifters. They showed up in a plain, brown box, with a "Made in Taiwan" label on the front. The advertised lifters were out of stock, so the seller substituted the Taiwan lifters. I could see nothing wrong with the quality, but I returned them, at seller's expense, and will receive a full refund. The seller has removed the ad.
I have a line on NOS American-made lifters. Are there any American-made lifters that should be avoided?
I don't necessarily believe that all off-shore products are bad, nor do I believe that all American-made products are good. I would, however, like to see more products made at home.
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By Dobie - 5 Years Ago
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Here's a link to an old thread on the Ford Barn forum regarding lifters. John Mummert and Verne Schumann both have USA made lifters. I think Mummert gets his from Schumann. Schumann's phone number is in the thread.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58778
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By paul2748 - 5 Years Ago
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You might want to call Mummert and see what he has (unless the Taiwan ones came from him)
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By darrell - 5 Years Ago
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are people regrinding steel or cast lifters.i have a set of reground steel ones.
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By 55blacktie - 5 Years Ago
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Unless John moved to Iowa, they didn't come from him.
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By PF Arcand - 5 Years Ago
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.. II RC, Schuman's outfit is in Bluegrass Iowa..
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By PF Arcand - 5 Years Ago
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In a not too recent blurb by John Mummert, he indicated that some Y-Block parts are just not available any longer made in the USA... However, not all are coming from Asia. For instance, the roller timing sets are out of Australia & another item that escapes me at the moment, is made somewhere in S.America..
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By Florida_Phil - 5 Years Ago
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I used Com Cams lifters in my current motor. I have no idea where they were made. No problems so far.
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By Lord Gaga - 5 Years Ago
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http://toplineauto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Lifter-Application-Catalog.pdf
Got my USA made lifters here. Good folks.
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By BamaBob - 5 Years Ago
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Isn't this the company that furnishes lifters to Isky?
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By 55blacktie - 5 Years Ago
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Not Schumann's.
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By 55blacktie - 5 Years Ago
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That's what mine were supposed to be.
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By 55blacktie - 5 Years Ago
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After communicating with Clay Smith, Topline Hylift Johnson, and others, I learned that Topline supplies lifters to Clay Smith, Isky, and Comp Cams. The Comp Cams lifters are advertised "Made in America," and Toplines are made in Michigan. After getting a prompt refund for the Taiwan lifters, I ordered a set of the Comp Cams lifters from Scoggin Dickey in Lubbock, TX.
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By 2721955meteor - 5 Years Ago
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i found 4 lifters from ford tractor(ova head valve) they are identical toY blocks,except have a small grove for a snap ring which would make chaging cams less risky.lockaly very expensive10$ @ cn.
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