Lifter Bore Measurements

Learn something every day. I knew mopar had some blocks with oversize lifters but I thought they were all .008 oversize. Don't bet on buying special size lifters. Years ago I bought a good looking 340 block at a really good price. Needless to say after building the engine we had a low oil pressure problem. It took me a while to determine it was the oversize lifter bore. When I did find the problem the local dealer wanted $16 ea for oversize lifters. I called every lifter manufacturer I could find but no one would make me special oversize lifters. I finally had to buy from the dealer but talked him down to $9 ea. At the time I ordered those in 1985 there were only 52 lifters in the inventory. After several years use I still have that engine hanging on an engine stand because I can't get the right size lifters and it cost too much to have them bushed. If I ever do anything with it I guess I'll have to use the same cam and lifters.