Will bent pushrods kill HP?
05-25-2005, 12:30 AM
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Will bent pushrods kill HP? I pulled the valve covers off after hearing a knocking sound from the engine. I checked the pushrods and they were all bent a little and 4 of them were more noticeable than the others. Will they hurt hp? Which pushrods should I get? What length? I have a XER 224/224 .581/.581 112lsa with un-milled heads(2.02/1.60 valves).
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Ever
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05-25-2005, 12:35 AM
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You probably missed a shift is my guess, thus bending the prods. Yes they will cause a lack of power as the valve cannot open to its full extent. Other damage can happen from this as well. I suggest getting some hardened pushrods, 7.400" drop in and retorque rockers to 22#'s. If you tend to miss a lot of shifts, might want to just get some more stockers, safer for you that way instead of wiping out the lifters, valves or anything.
05-25-2005, 02:05 AM
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Yeah they will hurt the power.... This time upgrade to a better quality pushrod. If you are bending them from a missed shift they are not stiff enough so you need to either get a higher quality one or go to a higher quality and a larger size. 1.7:1 Rockers play hell with pushrods.
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05-25-2005, 08:51 AM
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I got my 7.4" set from thunderracing their consierably stronger than stock have a bigger oil ports and have taken a beating from a few miss shifts on my TR230 equipped M6 ride. I'm a fan!
