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Old May 20, 2011 | 10:50 PM
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My LS6 valvesprings showed up today, but they're blue. Part numbers match up, but I thought LS6 valvesprings were yellow?
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Old May 20, 2011 | 11:14 PM
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They changed. There's countless threads about it. Same spring, just a different color.
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I disagree. I believe the yellow springs are the sodium filled lighter springs - it would appear yours are not those.
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^^That would be the valves ^^
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Originally Posted by projectX
I disagree. I believe the yellow springs are the sodium filled lighter springs - it would appear yours are not those.
It would appear you don't know what the heck you're talking about, just read a bunch of articles and started vomiting bits of them back out.
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Originally Posted by kendogg
My LS6 valvesprings showed up today, but they're blue. Part numbers match up, but I thought LS6 valvesprings were yellow?
As posted they are now blue. Hecho en Mexico for your convenience. I sent mine back and went with PAC 1218s instead.
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Well, as long as they're the same springs I'm ok with them. The later LS6 springs (post-update to 7 coil) are apparently a good spring, and I'm only running an '01 LS6 cam, so I should be fine. Thanks guys!
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I bought LS6/ZO6 springs back in 2003 and each one was individually packaged and said "Made in Germany" on them. Gm said they were good for 100k miles.
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I bought LS6/ZO6 springs back in 2003 and each one was individually packaged and said "Made in Germany" on them. Gm said they were good for 100k miles.
Those I would have kept.
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