can I use stock pushrods?
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can I use stock pushrods? I want to install my heads this weekend and forgot about p-rods. Head porte said 7.400 is correct, but do or should I get new ones or can I reuse stockers. It is an auto car.
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From: Houston Raceway Park...in TEXAS.
Re: can I use stock pushrods? [quote]Originally posted by dand35th:
<strong>I want to install my heads this weekend and forgot about p-rods. Head porte said 7.400 is correct, but do or should I get new ones or can I reuse stockers. It is an auto car.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Can you? yes. Should you? no.
You can REALLY mess up your motor if they bend and jack up a valve. Will this happen? Prob not. But all I can say is using is not the best idea... I would just wait a few hours or days and the right ones. Like the "trick flows" or thier equivalent.
<strong>I want to install my heads this weekend and forgot about p-rods. Head porte said 7.400 is correct, but do or should I get new ones or can I reuse stockers. It is an auto car.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Can you? yes. Should you? no.
You can REALLY mess up your motor if they bend and jack up a valve. Will this happen? Prob not. But all I can say is using is not the best idea... I would just wait a few hours or days and the right ones. Like the "trick flows" or thier equivalent.
