Valve springs
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Valve springs I'm looking to get some Dart 205's and a small cam for my Z. Everybody seems real excited about the Comp Cams LSK lobes (including myself) so I'm leaning towards those. However....my biggest concern is with valvespring life (or lack of it) I don't want to have to change springs every 20K miles. Are there any GOOD springs out there made from a quality metal that won't fatigue after 20-25K??? I'm relatively new to LS1's and kind of old school, but didn't they used to made springs out of a material called Pacalloy (SP??) Is there a spring out there that I can just "set it and forget it"?? I don't mind spending the money on a quality set of springs as long as they last a while (no Titanium please!!) 
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C'mon guys!! I know somebody has to have an opinion on this. Don't they make coated springs?? Would it be worth the money to increase the life of the spring?? What about some type of setup that literally sprays oil on the valve spring to cool it. I've seen these for BB Chevys?? Would something like this give me the extended life I'm looking for?? I'm open to suggestions. Like I said, I'm a little "old school" and the above mentioned items are what they used to do. What's new out there that I'm not familiar with?
Originally Posted by Gearhead1
C'mon guys!! I know somebody has to have an opinion on this. Don't they make coated springs?? Would it be worth the money to increase the life of the spring?? What about some type of setup that literally sprays oil on the valve spring to cool it. I've seen these for BB Chevys?? Would something like this give me the extended life I'm looking for?? I'm open to suggestions. Like I said, I'm a little "old school" and the above mentioned items are what they used to do. What's new out there that I'm not familiar with?
