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Old 12-26-2005, 07:45 PM
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Default Can anyone ID this valve spring?

As you can see, I broke one. Just curious if anyone knows what brand they are. I assume they are aftermarket, but not totally sure. I bought a T1 cam from MTI several years ago which came with hardened pushrods and possibly springs. Thing is, wife bought it for me while I was overseas and had it installed, so I never saw first hand what the "kit" entailed. Made contact with MTI, but they don't keep records far enough back to help me.

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I see only a broken retainer but if a spring is broken, why wouldnt you replace all the springs with whatever MTI now recommends for the T1 cam? Comp 918s would be just dandy.
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Those almost look like 918's. I would replace all the retainers. Stock ones don't fit too well from what a recent thread here stated.
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Originally Posted by Gregg 00SS
Made contact with MTI, but they don't keep records far enough back to help me.
But, did you show them this pic? If they can't ID it, I don't know how anyone can.
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I thought that they were 918's
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BTW it looks like you lost part of the lock too.
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Doesn't MTI use a lot of Manley products?
The one that's compressed looks beehive in shape. Can't tell from the shot, are they dual springs? If not, probably 918's as mentioned.




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