Cam Followers

17th April 2005, 16:15

Does anyone know where i can get cheap new cam followers from as the dealer wants £220 ?

Jimmy

17th April 2005, 16:34

have you tried German,Swedish and French?

click here

17th April 2005, 16:45

I've spoken to German and Swedish but they told me I had to get them from a main dealer for some reson ?

17th April 2005, 16:49

they only supply patented parts dont they I think.
ermm. What about someone who is breaking their sax? theres a few about at the mo

17th April 2005, 16:52

I've got Piper Cams fitted so I really need to get new ones.

17th April 2005, 16:56

Dont Piper supply ?
There was some for sale with the cams on ssc a little while ago. If its still there, could ask them to split.

17th April 2005, 17:00

I think they cost even more from piper, i trying to keep costs down so i can get my body kit fitted.

19th April 2005, 20:43

I fitted a cam to mine (silvertop vtr). I never bothered changing the cam followers. why would you need to? aint done me any harm!!

19th April 2005, 22:40

that maybe why you didnt notice that much of a difference! lol

19th April 2005, 22:59

When I put in the new cams in I dident change the followers and now 2 of them have gone and my little car is not very happy

20th April 2005, 00:26

what do the cam followers do! pls sum explain! imnot to sure & wanna know! is it sumthing to do with getting rid of gasses!???

20th April 2005, 01:47

I think 8 suck in and the other 8 blow out at the same time, is this right

20th April 2005, 01:49

WestyVTR are you going to the FCS ?

21st April 2005, 05:04

followers "follow" the rotation of the cam when it turns and in turn open up the valves. you can easily adjust the orininal followers to be used with a high lift cam. so you dont need new ones. My tappets. the things on the end of followers which come in contact with valves need ajusting as they sound bloody horrible!

if anybody has owned or heard a 1.3 ford engine, thats what they sound like!

21st April 2005, 05:30

mine sounds a bit like that

i didnt know they needed adjusting

Jimmy: have you tried Euro Car Parts? they have loads of parts in for french and german cars.

23rd April 2005, 21:59

ok thanks for that! i kinda get the idea!

1st May 2005, 20:32

I thought they followed the cam profiles and we're lifted by oil pressure?? Isnt the idea of them to stop the tapping and thumping of cam coming down and opening the valves?

2nd May 2005, 17:25

obviously you have Hydrolic lifters and I dont