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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 12:37 PM
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Default 228 cam which spring? .600 or .650

Im looking at the 228r cam it has a lift of .588.
Texas speed has a cam kit with prc.650 (1518) springs on sale for $609 + shipping.

Speed inc has a cam kit on sale also with pac.600 springs for $544 free ship

Was woundering which spring will be better, I feel the .600 spring will be cutting it close. the car will just be a street car, with trips to new York, and Arkansas acouple times a year.
Im leaning towards tsp package cause it seems most people on this board really recommend and like there stuff. But that is a big price difference.
Im not a cheep skate. lol I know horsepower and quality parts are not cheep.So it really come down to the spring between these two packages.
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 12:38 PM
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PAC 1518's. Great spring.
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 12:39 PM
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brian tooley dual .650 kit. economical, quality part, and a great person
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 01:55 PM
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I have the Texas Speed provided .650 springs with my 228R
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 04:11 AM
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PSI beehives, I wish people would quit over everything; over cam, over spring dadadada...
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by *02WS6TURK*
PAC 1518's. Great spring.
These or the 1218X.
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
PSI beehives, I wish people would quit over everything; over cam, over spring dadadada...

THIS^^^^^^^


The .650 is too much spring for that cam. It's over kill....

I have the PSI's, good for a .620,
my cam 230/236 .600 .600
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I like the PAC 1518s myself but the 1218s will be more than adequate for that cam.
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I run the PSI 1511
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http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...valve-springs/


$120 and I'm pretty sure they have free shipping with anything over $100.
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I'm useing the eps cam in sig with psi 1511ml springs. I think the card said max lift was .625. I've got about 12k on them and they are working just fine.

Cam lift is .598 .600
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pac 1218s and youll be fine
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running that cam with pac 1218 springs daily and repeated 6700rpm shifts..not a single issue.if for whatever reason you think you will change to a wilder cam later on then just put the best spring you can right now.otherwise i wouldnt worry about it,that cam isnt super aggressive and the 1218's are more than capable to handle it.
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When I had a 228 from Futral I ran .600's
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Imo, PAC 1211X. XER lobes are still aggressive.
http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...oducts_id=5134

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