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Originally Posted by Lotusrk
The increase in valve lash might be considered drastic by some, but works well with a minimum of noise and no observed increase in cam wear over very long mileage (150,000 miles).
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I asked about this years ago on this forum and got an answer (which I agreed with at the time) about wear being an issue. You have obviously proven otherwise. I think increasing the lash is a far superior "tuning" method because it alters the valve duration, unlike simply disabling valves. Unfortunately, my Matrix has direct actuating lifters and are adjusted by using different thickness of lifters, and I am quite sure that a sufficiency "thin" lifter isn't available for such and endeavour. And I don't feel like lathing them - my wife wouldn't be impressed with me tinkering with her car.
Do you have any MPG figures to disclose?
Wow...thanked in your first ever post! Is that a record?