Are patriot dual valvesprings over kill for my little g5x1 cam?
09-21-2010, 01:08 PM
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Are patriot dual valvesprings over kill for my little g5x1 cam? ok guys heres the deal im in the process of installing heads and cam in my car i have a set of patriot stage 2 heads with the patriat dual valve spring kit rated at 650 lift are the spriings over kill for the baby cam im going with
lg g5x1 228/232 588/574 114.would i loose hp by keeping the springs or should i step it up to a bigger cam
lg g5x1 228/232 588/574 114.would i loose hp by keeping the springs or should i step it up to a bigger cam
09-21-2010, 01:33 PM
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I am running a little smaller cam that yours now and I have Patriot dual springs on it..I am very happy with them and ran another set on a little bigger cam than yours for about 45,000 miles and they were still good when I replaced them..I always run a dual spring set up just for the piece of mind they give me. I work a Chevy dealership and have seen major damage to heads and pistons and worse when a single spring breaks.
09-21-2010, 02:26 PM
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Yes. Huge overkill.
The PAC 1218 will take that cam all day long, provide better valvetrain stability and last just as long. A car I built 2-3 yrs ago has about 30-40K on a set of PACs with this cam.
The internet will have you believe you "need" double springs with everything. But that is not the case.
The PAC 1218 will take that cam all day long, provide better valvetrain stability and last just as long. A car I built 2-3 yrs ago has about 30-40K on a set of PACs with this cam.
The internet will have you believe you "need" double springs with everything. But that is not the case.
09-21-2010, 04:20 PM
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Yes. Huge overkill.
The PAC 1218 will take that cam all day long, provide better valvetrain stability and last just as long. A car I built 2-3 yrs ago has about 30-40K on a set of PACs with this cam.
The internet will have you believe you "need" double springs with everything. But that is not the case.
The PAC 1218 will take that cam all day long, provide better valvetrain stability and last just as long. A car I built 2-3 yrs ago has about 30-40K on a set of PACs with this cam.
The internet will have you believe you "need" double springs with everything. But that is not the case.
09-21-2010, 04:43 PM
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Yes. Huge overkill.
The PAC 1218 will take that cam all day long, provide better valvetrain stability and last just as long. A car I built 2-3 yrs ago has about 30-40K on a set of PACs with this cam.
The internet will have you believe you "need" double springs with everything. But that is not the case.
The PAC 1218 will take that cam all day long, provide better valvetrain stability and last just as long. A car I built 2-3 yrs ago has about 30-40K on a set of PACs with this cam.
The internet will have you believe you "need" double springs with everything. But that is not the case.
i like the torquer v2
