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Old 11-28-2006, 10:32 PM
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Hey, i have a 99 camaro with stock heads, rocker arms, pushrods, cam, intake, well everythings stock except for n2o and the 9", anyways i got my shift points set at 5,900rpm but my problem is i keep bending the same pushrod every so often, now the head is egg shaped where the pushrod goes through, is my head screwed or is there a guideplate kit u can buy? All my rocker arms are good and i dont think im over revving it! Please Help?
Old 11-28-2006, 10:37 PM
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Ur prolly not over revving just revving to fast with that 150 shot, and if ur head is getting bowed out then u think u needs some new ones.
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I would much rather bend push rods than valves
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Ya at least its just pushrods, guess its time for a good winter project, Heads and Cam!!!
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Originally Posted by juicedls1
Hey, i have a 99 camaro with stock heads, rocker arms, pushrods, cam, intake, well everythings stock except for n2o and the 9", anyways i got my shift points set at 5,900rpm but my problem is i keep bending the same pushrod every so often, now the head is egg shaped where the pushrod goes through, is my head screwed or is there a guideplate kit u can buy? All my rocker arms are good and i dont think im over revving it! Please Help?
O.k., let's think this through.. Everything is stock, Nitro doesn't bend pushrods, and it's the same PR every time, where all others are fine? Obviously something is up geometry-wise with this particular lifter / PR / rocker / valve combo.
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Ya i just noticed my rocker arm sits off the front of the valve when the valve is fully open, if it was my guess that would proly cause my problem!




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