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are tsp stock length 7.4 hardened pushrods good for my build? 2000 ls1 with 243 heads,comp 918 springs, and a mti 224/224@112 lsa cam? using stock gm mls gaskets too
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Yep, those should work fine.
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They should be fine, but I'd get a PR length checker, its only 20 bucks. I bought one from comp, and I still ended up using 7.4's. Its just piece of mind. If something were wrong after the build you would know that it wasn't the PR's length.
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are the heads milled?
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heads are not milled and on stock GM mls gaskets
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I went with 7.425's, but 7.4's should work just fine.
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i would go with 7.425s as well. i did 7.4s with my 224 and all is well except for a little noise ha ha.
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Proper way is to check them it's the only way to be 100% sure. Do it right, it's not expensive or hard.
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If you want to be sure check for proper length is really the only way to be sure and for best performance. You should also look into a 11/16 or 3/8 push rod rather than the 5/16 push rods. There's a little power in the bigger diameter push rods over the smaller 5/16 diameter.
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yep i say .425's with the rest..but best thing to do is check!!


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