Cam Followers

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Cam Followers, commonly called Lifters or tappets, are between the camshaft and the pushrods.

Inspect for Damage

Good lifter on right, bad lifter on left.

Large Diameter Lifter

At right is the standard valve lifter, but the umbrella diameter is not enough in the cam where the lift quantity is large. The left's umbrella diameter is larger:

Tomei Lightweigth lifter (軽量リフター) 33.600円 per set (about $350 USD).

Tomei Hollow Valve Lifter

36 grams.

B-Pro Lifter

An ecomonical lifter from B-Pro, is lighter (50g) than the stock A-series lifter (60g+).

Part Numbers

13231-H1001 Stock Cam Follower $15.64 USD
* superceded 13231-H1000
* Fits B110, B210, B310
* Fits A12, A13, A14, A15
* About 60 to 63 grams each

• 13231-M0821 Lightweight Cam Follower

  A high-performance alternative to the stock cam lifters. Each is 24 grams lighter than 13231-H1001.

  32 to 37 grams

  

  

• 13231-78201 Oversize Cam Follower

  Required when installing certain extra-high performance camshafts