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Old 05-05-2009, 12:14 PM
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Default Crane duals too much for stock cam?

Im currently running crane dual springs with a cc306 cam that I'm gonna pull out soon. My plans are to throw in a stock cam till I save up enough money for a new setup but Im not sure if these springs have too much pressure for the stock setup.

Also, if I sell the springs can I reuse the locks/retainers with stock springs? I don't have the stock components so Id like to figure out what I can reuse.

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Originally Posted by street demon2k3
Im currently running crane dual springs with a cc306 cam that I'm gonna pull out soon. My plans are to throw in a stock cam till I save up enough money for a new setup but Im not sure if these springs have too much pressure for the stock setup.

Also, if I sell the springs can I reuse the locks/retainers with stock springs? I don't have the stock components so Id like to figure out what I can reuse.

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You will be fine using the springs with the stock cam.
I don't believe you can use the stock springs with those retainers.
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Kick ***, I'll keep the springs and just buy a stock cam then. Im gonna have to see how fast this thing goes with just bolt-ons, sucks but oh well.
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Originally Posted by street demon2k3
Kick ***, I'll keep the springs and just buy a stock cam then. Im gonna have to see how fast this thing goes with just bolt-ons, sucks but oh well.
The good thing is that with those springs, you can still use any 1.6 or 1.7 rr's that you have (or should have) on the car now. With stock springs you'd have to go back to stock rockers.

Why do you have to pull the cam, buy a stock one and swap it, only to save up for a new set up? Why not just leave it in? Then save up for some ported heads.
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I need to pay for my summer class so I can finish up school. Don't really know where to get the money except for parting out the car but since I have a job lined up already once I finish up so I'll have more than enough for a new setup in about 6 weeks time. Eventually the cam would need to come out anyways.
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Originally Posted by street demon2k3
I need to pay for my summer class so I can finish up school. Don't really know where to get the money except for parting out the car but since I have a job lined up already once I finish up so I'll have more than enough for a new setup in about 6 weeks time. Eventually the cam would need to come out anyways.
Why? Just keep it and get new heads.
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but like he is saying he is selling the cam to pay for his school. that is why he is getting ride of it
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Im looking into an AI setup this summer and considering I need a few hundred dollars extra for school, it seems like a good idea to start getting rid of stuff now. The car is never driven so I can afford to part it out since it just sits in the garage. I've put maybe 300miles on it in the last year....its not too bad on gas (22mpg hwy) but my 31mpg Sentra is much better on gas and it has an A/C compared to the Z LOL!!!
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Originally Posted by street demon2k3
Im looking into an AI setup this summer and considering I need a few hundred dollars extra for school, it seems like a good idea to start getting rid of stuff now. The car is never driven so I can afford to part it out since it just sits in the garage. I've put maybe 300miles on it in the last year....its not too bad on gas (22mpg hwy) but my 31mpg Sentra is much better on gas and it has an A/C compared to the Z LOL!!!
It it going to be worth the time and the money to buy new gaskets, coolant, and stock cam?
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i dont think you can Over spring a cam




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