New LSK lobes hard on valvetrain ?

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Sep 21, 2006 | 07:44 PM

1nastyss

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New LSK lobes hard on valvetrain ?

Ive been debating on what cam to run, of course recently almost every vendor is starting to use the new LSK lobes which are high-lift....I know that that is going to give u more power under the curve and more torque down low for the bigger cams, but are they going to be as hard on the valvetrain as people are thinking, meaning, will peolpe have to change springs out often ?

Sep 21, 2006 | 08:00 PM

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I just ordered a cam with LSK lobes. I was told to check them at 15K miles. By the time that comes around, we'll know a lot more about spring life with these lobes. Since that will take me about two years, I'm not going to worry about it too much. When I bought my 918's a few years back, I was told the same thing about those.

Sep 21, 2006 | 08:02 PM

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maybe i should wait and see first, as of right now, my car is still my DD and i drive it hard.

Sep 21, 2006 | 08:13 PM

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When you start playing with your cam and springs, checking your springs should really become almost a yearly maintance. Throw some cash aside every month and when the time comes you'll be able to replace them if needed. You gotta pay to play...

Sep 21, 2006 | 08:23 PM

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I've been running LSK lobes (.653"lift) since July, 2005 (12k mile w/o a problem). I will check my PRC dual springs in the near future to see how they are hanging in there.

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