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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:03 PM
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I picked up my stuff today from my tunner. He gave me a set of 7.375 pushrods. I asked him why I didnt get a set of 7.400 rods and he said that when you change cams that the geomitries change and you need the shorter rods to comp for that. Does this sound right ??? I am going with a 228/232 on a 112lsa I dont have the lift numbers yet.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:27 PM
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what is the rest of your setup? heads, milled/not milled, gasket thickness?
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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Stock motor. Heds have never been off.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:01 PM
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Heads*
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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what year is the car?
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:19 PM
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That sounds too short to me. What lobes is the cam? Comp, cam motion ...
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:19 PM
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if anything you need a longer pushrod,not a shorter one.
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 10:46 AM
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Its a 2000. The cam is on the radical side, says my tunner. I had him do a custom grind.Its going to be in the 230 duration on both intake and exhaust. The lift will be in the .575-.585 range on a 112lsa.
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the specs that matter is the base circle of the cam.
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