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Old 11-02-2013, 09:07 AM
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Guys, I bought a used cam, used comp 7.425 pushrods, and a new set of PAC 1518 springs from a buddy. The cam is a Bullet and is 224 @ .050 with .560 lift. The springs are rated 130 @ 1.8 and 313 @ 1.20 and coil bind @ 1.140.
from all my searching it seams the installed height is actually going to be about 1.775 and will leave me .075 away from coil bind at max lift. Should I install a shim to put me @ .060 from coil bind or will I be ok? This will be going in an LQ9 with 317 heads and no mods if that matters.
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You can shim if you want to, but IMO you should be fine running them as is.
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I'd error on the side of a little more than the recommended preload, than less than the recommended preload.
Go with a some .030" shims, that'll put you at 1.805", I know CompCams has them (pt# 4742-16 ) for less than $10..

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Originally Posted by 99Bluz28
I'd error on the side of a little more than the recommended preload, than less than the recommended preload.
Go with a some .030" shims, that'll put you at 1.805", I know CompCams has them (pt# 4742-16 ) for less than $10..
If I am thinking about this correctly, adding shims will reduce installed height and increase spring pressures at installed height and max lift. I think the seat pressure will be fine, but am worried that I will not have enough max lift pressure.
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I think you are over thinking it a bit. That is a very mild lift and those springs are made to be .600 so id run them as is my z+221 cam has a .565/.560 and scoggin dicky says it can be run with ls6 springs. Im going to run prc 1518 wich are about the same as your pac's but much stouter than ls6
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Originally Posted by abritton77
If I am thinking about this correctly, adding shims will reduce installed height and increase spring pressures at installed height and max lift. I think the seat pressure will be fine, but am worried that I will not have enough max lift pressure.
My bad!
I don't what I was thinking, but it definitely wasn't correct. IMO, you be perfectly fine with the slight increase in spring pressure.

FYI, PAC racing has a valve spring rate calculator on their website, but it rounds it to the nearest 1/100th.

You're looking at about 136-139 lb seat pressure at 1.77"-1.78" installed height, and 312-315 lb at 1.21"-1.22" with
the valves opened .560".

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Originally Posted by robznob11
I think you are over thinking it a bit. That is a very mild lift and those springs are made to be .600 so id run them as is my z+221 cam has a .565/.560 and scoggin dicky says it can be run with ls6 springs. Im going to run prc 1518 wich are about the same as your pac's but much stouter than ls6
I think you are correct. After my last post I did some more research and looked at the LS6 spring specs. I am going to install them as is.
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Originally Posted by 99Bluz28
My bad!
I don't what I was thinking, but it definitely wasn't correct. IMO, you be perfectly fine with the slight increase in spring pressure.

FYI, PAC racing has a valve spring rate calculator on their website, but it rounds it to the nearest 1/100th.

You're looking at about 136-139 lb seat pressure at 1.77"-1.78" installed height, and 312-315 lb at 1.21"-1.22" with
the valves opened .560".
Thanks for the tip about the spring calc. I dont know why I didnt go to the PAC website to begin with.
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Why are the PAC 1518 springs so much more expensive than the Comp 918's??



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