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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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Well im looking to do another cam swap and was wondering if the super 7 valve locks that come with the patriot xtreme .660 lift spring and titanium retainer kit work with stock heads and valves. I also noticed the prc spring kit has the 10 degree locks. Which one do you guys think i should go with?
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AFAIK, the only vendor that makes a super 7 retainer and keeper for the LSx is Patriot.
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yes but my question is does that work with stocks valves?
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 05:04 AM
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I thought the Super 7 was actually a slightly larger angle and if that is the case, I would not use them with stock valves. Why not just contact Gunnar at Patriot and discuss with him directly. He has answered a number of questions for me in the past.
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yes but my question is does that work with stocks valves?
Yes they will work. No issues.
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thanks guys i appreciate the quick replys. I will call them to be sure.
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they work perfect with no problems on stock valves
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The super 7 lock will work fine with the proper retainer. The PRC spring kits don't use a aftermarket lock because we've never had one failure from stock locks. I've seen super 7 locks broken apart & I took the approach don't fix what isn't broken.

The PRC spring kit now uses a completely redesigned spring compared to the Patriot spring kit or the old PRC kits. We've updated the PRC kits to promote a longer spring life as well as better pressures!! For equal money the PRC kit is a complete no brainer when compared to the competitors spring kits!
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