what diameter valve spring shims??
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what diameter valve spring shims?? OK guys, what diameter valve spring shims do we use? The spring OD is 1.290, but they dont make a 1.290 OD shim. So I would assume we use the 1.250 shims, but just wanted to post up here to make sure.
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and his are 1.255 OD, so 1.25 OD will work just fine. And they come in .030, I need a bigger variety then that, as I doubt that just .030 thick shims will get me to where I need to be. Im shimming them .030-.040 from coil bind. I dont have the heads back yet to know forsure what thickness of shims I need, so i was going to order the pack that comes with .015, .030 and .060 shims from summit.
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vette nuts, I know that. If you read up there, I posted that was what I was going to do. What i am asking is, WHICH DIAMETER? I am assuming the 1.250 will work fine.
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Just for background, even though the spring is 1.29" you have to subtract the thickness of the wire (approximate) because the wire is round. So you don't need a shim the exact diameter of the spring itself. Hope that makes sense.
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How are these springs holding up? I was thinking about getting a set.
when I bought my car the owner said he had $1800 in the head.. stage2 port and polish (LE) and springs..should I assume that he used good springs? or install these..I will be putting in a Lunati 60122 in a couple weeks
when I bought my car the owner said he had $1800 in the head.. stage2 port and polish (LE) and springs..should I assume that he used good springs? or install these..I will be putting in a Lunati 60122 in a couple weeks
Unless you have the one piece GM seat/seal, then they go on top of the seat/seal. The shims from Comp are also hardened.
