LMz28

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alright heres the scoop. i was drivin home the other day and at a red light some guy starts talking to me from his truck. said he had a set of gold race 1.5 rockers. so i took down his number and called him today. he said hed take 200 for the rockers and he'll throw in some lifters and retainers. i dont know what brand the retaiers and lifters are though. i dont know if they're self-aligning or not though. before pursue this any further, is it even worth doing 1.5 rockers? is there a big difference between 1.5 and 1.6? i just dont want to be changing them a year or two down the road. the car is gettin a modest cam and a 383 in two or three years too, which ratio would be better for that setup? basically, would you guys buy a set of 1.5rrs for $200? also, if i pass on them and one of you guys want them, i can buy them and ship them to you.

Irish350

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meh... there isnt a HUGE difference for them in a stock motor, but some cams require them, and all cams benefit from them... not a bad deal though with retainers and lifters... did he say the mileage on em? (thats a big factor to me)

LMz28

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he said they were only on for a few months but, who really knows how long they were on there. what worries me, though, was that he said that he threw a piston through the block so thats what hes selling them. he doesnt have a motor to use them on. im gonna check them out this weekend, if they're self-adjusting ill put more thought into it. thanks irish.

1994Z28Lt1

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if your going to use your car as a DD or drive it regularly many people would recommend staying away from aluminum rockers due to metal fatigue, they wont last as long as a steel rocker in a daily driven car.

Formula350

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You can get new ones for $200, and who knows how good the other parts are.

LT1MAN

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save your money and headaches

Blackbirdws6

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Not enough info and the price being good is debatable depending on the brand, mileage, etc. As stated above, save your money.

-Brian

the_merv

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1.6's.

porksoda

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^^^Last word!

LMz28

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i was about to pull the trigger on the deal today but i decided not to because i knew practically nothing about them and neither did he. also, the fact that he threw a piston while they were on makes me worried. thanks a bunch guys. now that thats over, what brand 1.6rr non s-a should i get? like i said earlier, its gettin a few more cubes and if thats not enough, its gonna get a few pounds of boost from a blower. i was thining a set of 1.6RRs w/ 7/16 studs and, guidplates cause i dont want to go s-a. im a noob with valvetrain and cams, so help me out if this doesnt sound like itll work.

95greenZ

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Get 1.6 comp pro mags, and depending on mileage put a new set of springs too.

LMz28

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those are the ones i was looking at. thanks for chimming in 95G. your setup is really close to what im looking at doing. new springs are deffinatly going on.