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Jul 31, 2008 | 03:58 PM

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It's not uncommon at all to see some valve float from a stock valvetrain setup.

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Jul 31, 2008 | 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt@Texas-Speed

It's not uncommon at all to see some valve float from a stock valvetrain setup.

Especially with some miles on it. New LS6 springs will correct this on a stock setup for around $60.

Jul 31, 2008 | 08:08 PM

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the car has 55k on it,and i dont have a tick so it cant be the pushrods, but i am prolly going to go hardened since i will be doing heads and cam in like 5-7 weeks. i just need a quick/good fix

Jul 31, 2008 | 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor_WS6

the car has 55k on it,and i dont have a tick so it cant be the pushrods, but i am prolly going to go hardened since i will be doing heads and cam in like 5-7 weeks. i just need a quick/good fix

i dont really think there is a quick fix. Just dont stand on it and be as easy on it as possible when the springs are still cold.

Jul 31, 2008 | 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Haans249

Thats funny that you mention that your power drops off hard at 5200 rpms....well its no surprise to me because the stock cam is supposed to have peak power at 5200 rpms!!! If you look at a stock graph, you'll see that the power drops off hard after 5200 rpms, its cam limited, not your springs or pushrods, although it wouldn't hurt to check them.

well here is what a stock cammed car should look like, here are the mods: M6 2002 Camaro SS with 85,000 miles. I have Kooks long tube headers with y-pipe and hi flo cats, Borlamouth exhaust, K&N Filter, Ported stock throttle body, SLP 85 mm Mass Air Flow Sensor, Bellow, Powerbond 25% underdrive pulley, 160 thermostat

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