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Old 06-05-2011, 12:07 AM
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Y do a lot of guys go wit aftermarket roller rockers? I have a 450hp ls1 wit stock roller rockers in my Trans Am, and had no problems. I have a 06 SS MC and dont want 2 buy them just 4 looks. So if there r a must have, let me know guys. I have a 218/220 cam shaft waiting 2 b installed. Let me know what u guys think.
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Simply put they do add power, And a lot less work that doing a cam swap in a sideways mounted V8. Something you can get done in an after noon type of deal. At least thats why i would like to do the rockers. I believe it's about 18hp +/-
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18 hp with this; http://www.vincihiperformance.com/impalassMAINPAGE.html
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These motors must come wit some crappy roller rockers. A friend of mine has a set on his Trans Am and he said he didnt get gain any Hp, it just quiet the vavle train down. So I should get a good bit of Hp wit the cam, a set of roller rockers, headers, 3inch exhast, cai, and a dyno tune? ? ?
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Naw. Just changing to 1.8 from 1.7 adds the power. This issue has nothing to do with GM part quality.
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Definitely interested doing these someday. Not sure though when it comes to internals. How dificult is the install?




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