p.p valve springs
How do you know when you've broke a valve spring? I got a wierd ticking noise coming from the top half. As the RPMs rise and car warms up the noise gets louder and faster. I don't notice a drop in oil pressure. Car seems to idle ok.
this is what the PP golds look like, there off my heads (non PP). i've used Rev and manley, and have seen 918's and lunati springs and these are bar none the best i've seen.
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From: San jose
Originally Posted by GUNNAR@PATRIOT
Kinda like a grayish-brown. I guess that's the best way to describe it. If you have seen one of our golds, you will defintely be able to tell them apart.
thanks gunnar for taking care of me. 
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From: Plano, Tx.
Originally Posted by Sn8ke_Eater
Yes gunnar was right i was wrong i tought it was a gold valve spring but it ended up being a bronze color.those were the first springs that they came out with.Sorry to p.p. thinking t was a gold spring.But gunnar at p.p took care of me anyways by sending be there best springs wich are the gold double springs which i have heard pretty good about thanks gunnar for taking care of me.
thanks gunnar for taking care of me.
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For what its worth I am running the golds to 7k rpm with and install height of
1.740"!!
With the cam lift it puts it just past the .650" max lift recommended.
1000 miles, a few track days, hand full of missed shifts and no spring issues.
Based on past experience these are truely top notch.
Dave
1.740"!!
With the cam lift it puts it just past the .650" max lift recommended.
1000 miles, a few track days, hand full of missed shifts and no spring issues.
Based on past experience these are truely top notch.
Dave
This is not the first PP gold to break.......... I run them myself with a 230/236 .598/.608 cam and my buddy who broke 3 of them broke them with his TSP 231/237 cam.........
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From: Plano, Tx.
Originally Posted by NA$TY-TA
This is not the first PP gold to break.......... I run them myself with a 230/236 .598/.608 cam and my buddy who broke 3 of them broke them with his TSP 231/237 cam.........
Did you even read this thread? 
Originally Posted by Sn8ke_Eater
Yes gunnar was right i was wrong i tought it was a gold valve spring but it ended up being a bronze color.those were the first springs that they came out with.Sorry to p.p. thinking t was a gold spring.But gunnar at p.p took care of me anyways by sending be there best springs wich are the gold double springs which i have heard pretty good about thanks gunnar for taking care of me.
thanks gunnar for taking care of me.We all been through this before.
Here's the threads.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...t+gold+springs
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...=gold+breaking
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ighlight=Nakoz
There have been ZERO cases of Patriot Golds breaking!
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From: BFE
Originally Posted by NA$TY-TA
This is not the first PP gold to break.......... I run them myself with a 230/236 .598/.608 cam and my buddy who broke 3 of them broke them with his TSP 231/237 cam.........
Seems weird to me, if at one time, that would be a definite indication of bad install tolerences.