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Oct 23, 2010 | 05:07 PM

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valve drop on TEA heads

I had a machine shop measure valve drop on my TEA 5.3 Stage 1.5 heads (62cc) and he came up with .109 on the intake, and .177 on the exhaust. Seems really short on the intake. Can this be correct?

Oct 23, 2010 | 06:28 PM

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I had a machine shop measure valve drop on my TEA 5.3 Stage 1.5 heads (62cc) and he came up with .109 on the intake, and .177 on the exhaust. Seems really short on the intake. Can this be correct?

I noticed the cam in your sig you may want to read this thread.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...ve-flycut.html

Oct 23, 2010 | 06:49 PM

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I noticed the cam in your sig you may want to read this thread.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...ve-flycut.html

Yep, that's what worries me! I've read that thread before. The previous owner of the heads ran a 228/230 cam and didn't have to flycut. I didn't see any signs of piston contact on the valves.

Oct 23, 2010 | 07:42 PM

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Yep, that's what worries me! I've read that thread before. The previous owner of the heads ran a 228/230 cam and didn't have to flycut. I didn't see any signs of piston contact on the valves.

What lsa was the 228/230?

Oct 23, 2010 | 07:48 PM

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That I don't know.

Oct 24, 2010 | 07:49 AM

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Oct 24, 2010 | 10:58 AM

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That seems really low. I'd check it again. Stock is 165/185 if memory serves me correctly.

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