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Old 05-02-2004, 02:09 PM
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Default rockers...1.7 or 1.8??

1.7 rockers vs 1.8... or 1.85...
I dont get it....
Whynot just buy a cam with the bigger lift to begin with???

What oter changes occur when you do the higher ratio rockers.....???
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1.8 and 1.85's are meant to enhance stock cams.
With higher lift come higher spring stress so other changes would be better springs
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does it change anything else??
I already have a cam and have just put on heads(need to re-dynotune still)....
I'm well into the 400+ club with the heads....

just curious what all the fuss was over rockers...If they did anything besides incerease lift....

anyone ever buy an off the shelf cam with big duration and lift...and put on some lower ratio rockers to lower the lift amount for clearance???
liek buying a .630 lift and putting on 1.6 rockers to get the lift down to .592
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Like u said in the opening thread. Why not just buy a cam with the right lift? (I don't know of anyone making 1.6 LS1 rockers)
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next question...
anybody make any really huge duration cams with lower lift #'s??
like say a 240/248 .550/.550 ???
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hell... let me change that...
HUGE....
270/270 .550/.550


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Originally Posted by soundengineer
hell... let me change that...
HUGE....
270/270 .550/.550


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