TR230 Cam, got shipped Patriot Extreme's instead of Golds
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TR230 Cam, got shipped Patriot Extreme's instead of Golds
Hey all,
Long story short, I am doing a cam swap with the TR230 cam. I'm doing a cam only swap, stock lifters, etc. Car has 40k on it.
I ordered the cam with Patriot Gold valvesprings.
I ordered the cam package a month or so ago but TR has been waiting on the valvesprings as they were on backorder. I just got my shipping notification email and it looks like they sent me Patriot Gold 'Extremes' instead.
I'm going to call TR tomorrow, as it may of been a typo, or they messed up and sent me nicer valvesprings for no extra cost, or they just sent them out instead of the Golds because they had the extreme's come back in stock and not the Golds (and TR knew I needed the parts asap.) I'll find out more about that later.
But if I did end up with the "upgraded" Extreme valvesprings, are they OK to run with this "moderate" cam? The TR230 is not that extreme of a cam and I do not want to run a hefty spring incase it might prematurely damage a lifter etc. THEN AGAIN, this is my first cam swap and I'm a noob to all of this.
Am I ok to run the Extreme springs vs the Golds?
Thanks!
Long story short, I am doing a cam swap with the TR230 cam. I'm doing a cam only swap, stock lifters, etc. Car has 40k on it.
I ordered the cam with Patriot Gold valvesprings.
I ordered the cam package a month or so ago but TR has been waiting on the valvesprings as they were on backorder. I just got my shipping notification email and it looks like they sent me Patriot Gold 'Extremes' instead.
I'm going to call TR tomorrow, as it may of been a typo, or they messed up and sent me nicer valvesprings for no extra cost, or they just sent them out instead of the Golds because they had the extreme's come back in stock and not the Golds (and TR knew I needed the parts asap.) I'll find out more about that later.
But if I did end up with the "upgraded" Extreme valvesprings, are they OK to run with this "moderate" cam? The TR230 is not that extreme of a cam and I do not want to run a hefty spring incase it might prematurely damage a lifter etc. THEN AGAIN, this is my first cam swap and I'm a noob to all of this.
Am I ok to run the Extreme springs vs the Golds?
Thanks!
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I have also been told to check the springs for pressure, depending on the size of the cam, etc. Considering this is not my DD and I only put a few K miles on the car a year, it would take me forever to reach another 20k. So I'll just check them every 3 years or so I guess.
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They are nicer springs. Although not to different- gold's 650" lift, Extreme 660" lift. The Heftier springs would last longer with a cam. I'am not sure about the lifter concern though.
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Pretty sure the extremes will last longer and I wouldn't worry about ur lifters... The springs don't look like they are much different. BTW good looking car, I like the blue and I also just ran over 40k
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