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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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For you guys running high lift cams, I know the valve springs have to be changed every once in a while. How do you know when to change them?
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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Get them checked ever so often, maybe 15-20k miles, and when the seat pressure isn't holding to it's specs, then it's time for a new set.
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Kinda depends on the springs, too. With my new Comp 926s, and a .575/.563 lift cam, the exact answer I got was, "These will last you over 100k race miles."

OK, so it was a little exageration. The point was that I was going to blow something else in the motor before the springs were an issue.
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Check them 10k or every year and if they are below spec then replace.

I had 918's with my T2 cam for over 30k w/o losing pressure. I now have dual springs, and I still check them every year, and I only put about 7k or less a year on my car from now on.
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I have Always Changed Them Every 20k and Never Have Had a Problem.
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