ajharman

Doing a mild rebuild on motor for my 94 camaro. Want to replace valvesprings as I'm going to go with a higher lift cam (probably not much over .500). Other than this though motor will be mostly stock, will not be making huge power and will not be being spun above 6000 rpm.

My question is, can I use generic valve springs from a gen I sbc (other than the valve seals possibly not fitting), such as these?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-174000

Or is it not worth the price saving over something like the Alex parts springs:
http://www.alexsparts.com/lt1-valve-...rs-locks-cups/

I know you get what you pay for, I'm just looking for something that can handle the extra lift on a budget.

Any input much appreciated. Thanks guys.

BALLSS

I would stick with a LT1 specific gen 2 SBC spring like the Alex.

get new valve stem seals, viton

ajharman

Yeah that's kinda what I was thinking. The Alex springs are already pretty low cost as it is. Was definitely curious though as the dimensions, spring rate, bind height, etc all seemed pretty compatible on the summit springs.

I probably will end up running the Alex springs though.