What spring are they using?
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What spring are they using? PHP has a group under Vizard building a budget big block. 675hp 482. A two part article, the first part covered the bottom end. In it, they gave themselves kudos for their valve spring selection.
The cam is Comp XE Street Roller with a 1.7 rocker. 254/260 @ .050. Stainless 2.3" intake...not light. Just under .65 lift net of lash. They used a 'new' Beehive designed for 'big blocks'.
What was it? 26095? Shimmed it would have the .675" travel they mentioned. 26055? Can't support that much lift. Ditto 26120.
What did they use? And can a little low pressure beehive handle that heavy valve on a solid roller with a 1.7 rocker?
The cam is Comp XE Street Roller with a 1.7 rocker. 254/260 @ .050. Stainless 2.3" intake...not light. Just under .65 lift net of lash. They used a 'new' Beehive designed for 'big blocks'.
What was it? 26095? Shimmed it would have the .675" travel they mentioned. 26055? Can't support that much lift. Ditto 26120.
What did they use? And can a little low pressure beehive handle that heavy valve on a solid roller with a 1.7 rocker?
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How can it be the 26120? That spring has an installed height of 1.9 and a coil bind of 1.230, .67" to coil bind. They would have to be running with in .020" of coil bind. I thought .050-.060 was the minimum.
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Which thing did you have in mind? How close to coil bind to run?
The $$$ they spec'd, $700 for springs, retainers, keepers, pushrods, and rockers wouldn't cover the 26095 springs and retainers.
The $$$ they spec'd, $700 for springs, retainers, keepers, pushrods, and rockers wouldn't cover the 26095 springs and retainers.
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Originally Posted by DavidNJ
Which thing did you have in mind? How close to coil bind to run?
The $$$ they spec'd, $700 for springs, retainers, keepers, pushrods, and rockers wouldn't cover the 26095 springs and retainers.
The $$$ they spec'd, $700 for springs, retainers, keepers, pushrods, and rockers wouldn't cover the 26095 springs and retainers.
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Originally Posted by SStrokerAce
#1. Where DO they coil bind then ;-)
#2. .060" to coil bind is getting to be an eternity anymore.
Bret
#2. .060" to coil bind is getting to be an eternity anymore.
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1.190 usually but all lots could be different. Even at .650 lift you'd be around .060 away from bind.
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Originally Posted by DavidNJ
How can it be the 26120? That spring has an installed height of 1.9 and a coil bind of 1.230, .67" to coil bind. They would have to be running with in .020" of coil bind. I thought .050-.060 was the minimum.
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Originally Posted by DavidNJ
Deflection is speed dependent. Even on a stiff system, it will be mild at idle.
Regardless of rocker ratio, how close to coil bind will you run?
Regardless of rocker ratio, how close to coil bind will you run?
Originally Posted by Old SStroker
Think out of the box. Imagine "coil bind" as more of a friend than an enemy. Does anything come to mind?
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Fine...but to get the lift you indicated you would need to run even below that. Comp Specs it at 1.88 installed height. That's 1.21 or just .020 from coil bind from your coil bind number. And thats with 155# on the seat; fine for a hydraulic lifter, however isn't that a litte soft for a solid roller?
Aren't they playing it a little close to the margin? It was my understanding you wanted to be in the .060-.100 range to avoid the problems of too little (binding and bending) and too much (higher speed harmonics).
Isn't lofting just something to do in a lift restricted class?
Aren't they playing it a little close to the margin? It was my understanding you wanted to be in the .060-.100 range to avoid the problems of too little (binding and bending) and too much (higher speed harmonics).
Isn't lofting just something to do in a lift restricted class?
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You don't need to start them at 1.880 and they usually test stiffer than you have read.
OTOH the test you are talking to might be different than what I was thinking of because I thought you were talking about a hydraulic roller? That spring is also a good SFT spring but you are right that it's a little weak for a solid roller.
OTOH the test you are talking to might be different than what I was thinking of because I thought you were talking about a hydraulic roller? That spring is also a good SFT spring but you are right that it's a little weak for a solid roller.
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August PHP, page 66. Comp XE solid street roller. It seemed all wrong to me. The valve is huge...2.30, SS, and probably with a big stem, at least 11/32nds. That is at least 145 and maybe over 160 gms. Add the solid roller lifter with link bar, and the rest of the pieces and even if they save 60gms on the spring, it doesn't seem like enough.
The Comp catalog recommends either the 26112 or 953, both have much higher spring rates (519 and 473 vs 370) and coil bind under 1.1". Oddly, they have similar seat pressures.
The Comp catalog recommends either the 26112 or 953, both have much higher spring rates (519 and 473 vs 370) and coil bind under 1.1". Oddly, they have similar seat pressures.