which pushrods?
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which pushrods? well i figure i might aswell take the heads off and check the pushrods here soon, so i am wondering is it a better idea to stick with new stock pushrods or go with hardened pushrods? i heard its not good to run hardened ones without better rockers and springs is this true??
Ya ain't got to take the heads off to check pushrods! Lifters yes if ya motor isn't stock ya need hardened ones.They are fine with stock rockers!Ya only have to remove the valvecovers & rockers to check pushrods though!Sometimes its better to bend a pushrod than something else! If ya put hardened push rods in ya better have some killer valvesprings!
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well i figure i might aswell take the heads off and check the pushrods here soon, so i am wondering is it a better idea to stick with new stock pushrods or go with hardened pushrods? i heard its not good to run hardened ones without better rockers and springs is this true??
If you are going to go to the trouble of pulling the valve covers and rockers (not the heads) to check the pushrods, go aheads and spend $100 and replace them with hardened ones, they won't cause you any trouble with the stock springs and such. Thread Starter
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sorry brain fart i meant valve covers, but you think hardened ones will be good with stock springs or should i go ahead and get new springs aswell?? just change the whole thing but keep the stock rockers in there will that be a good upgrade????
I up graded to 2001 LS6 springs on my stock cam for awhile and used the stockers because i liked going up in the rpms! I bent about 6 pushrods and got tired of it!So I slapped the LS6 springs on and no more bent P-rods!Yeah ya need to buy my old LS6 springs they have only 500 miles on them!!!HA
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Valve float is usually what bends the P-rods! So if ya put a better spring on if ya going to keep the stock cam awhile!You can put hardened ones on but not really needed at the moment unless ya get some stiffA$$ springs and a bigger cam!Just my thoughts!
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