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Old May 21, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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so would it be bad or good to do, some have told me that with 1.8s it will increase the lift on the cam?

am i a complete idiot or just a slight idiot?
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ant one know, damnit weres jeff at PSI when ya need him
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I jut did it ,also added ls6 heads and ls6 intake gained like 45 rwhp. You should change springs if you do it it ads like 30 lift
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well what is my stock cam size and what would it bring me to?
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1.8's with stock cam is overkill
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Originally Posted by whitew01ws6
so would it be bad or good to do, some have told me that with 1.8s it will increase the lift on the cam?

am i a complete idiot or just a slight idiot?
It will increase lift at the valve and slightly enlarge the overlap triangle. Some have had good results doing this, but it depends on which rockers you select.
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Considering the lower cam lift of the 01 and 02, 1.8 rockers seems pretty safe if the valve springs are the same as the 98-00 ones. Anybody know the differences between the springs?
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