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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 09:15 PM
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I have just over 3K miles on PP springs (heads also) with no problems so far.
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 06:42 AM
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So was one of the valve springs broken or was it the valve itself?
Valve Broke due to no spring tension
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 09:58 AM
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I have a daily driver with .595 lift, 232 dur, i think i have put well over 7k miles on the springs, no problems.
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 11sHSV
Valve Broke due to no spring tension
If the outer spring broke then the inner spring should have held up the valve, and you would have noticed something happened.

What were you doing with the car at the time of the break?
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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 02:29 PM
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Valve Broke due to no spring tension
Were the springs you have the Patriot "Gold" ones or the springs patriot used before which have had a history of breaking.

Maybe your stage III heads came with the pre-gold springs depending on how long ago you ordered them.
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G5X3 cam with 3k so far and no problems(cross my fingers)
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