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Old 09-24-2009, 07:36 PM
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which ones are best to go with without spending a massive amount of money and also pushrods?
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which ones are best to go with without spending a massive amount of money and also pushrods?
6 years on Promags, almost 2 on Scorpions, I prefer the Scorpions.
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Do you want SA or NSA rockers?
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i think i have the crane energizers. whichever one is the step right below the crane golds and they have been trouble free and quiet for the past 3100 miles. they cost me somewhere between $200 and $230 and were just a little more expensive than the scorpions. as for pushrods i got a set of crane hardened pushrods that cost somewhere around $50. if ya need part numbers i will have to dig them up. mine is a full roller NSA BTW so if you dont plan to rev the **** out of your motor you could spend less than $200 on some good roller tip rockers.
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I have run two of the "cheap rockers" had good luck with both and so does the current owner of my old ones last I checked

-Comp Magnum 1.6 Roller Tip Rockers SA
-Proform 1.6 Full Roller SA

both are under $200 I believe.

SA or NSA's dependancy will vary from application to application, i.e. amount of req rpm. anything above say 6400~rpm I'd recommend to go NSA with guideplates, some will say NSA for anything you do but that is personal preference
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whats the diffrence between sa and nsa just nsa better for high rev? my car is stock for the most part just some bolt ons and i wanna do the rockers and get that out of the way for when i do a cam nothing crazy when i do that
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also thinking of getting scorpions where can i get them and with these i can jsut use stock length push rods right?
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im running nsa pro mag 1.6. the difference is once is self aligning the other is non-self aligning. Nothing else though that im aware of.
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Why do most guy's hate sa rockers?
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Originally Posted by BLK,97,T/A,M-6
Why do most guy's hate sa rockers?
They are known to slip off the valve tips at high RPM's. Buddy of mine has a LE1 383 and I told him to get NSA's and of course he never listened. Had the SA's slip off twice and now he finally is getting NSA's. For a bolt-on car SA's are fine but for a cammed car or heads/cam etc. I wouldn't waste the time because your going to have to eventually switch to the NSA's. Been there done that, I should have done it right from the gecko.
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scorpian is another good brand
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I like my Comp Ultra Pro Mags.

But then again you get what you pay for
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I have some 1.6 Proforms that I will let go for $75.00 -- PM Me...
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i wanna get some scorpions where can i get them from? and some pushrods aswell
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summit sells scorpion rockers

as for pushrods 7808-16 Comp Cams Hi-Energy hardened pushrods, 7.200 (OEM Roller - Factory Length) $29.75 brand new from summit
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ebay has them.
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got a part number for the scorpion rockers?
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I have 14 years on my Comp hi-tech stainless rockers...Probably the best/durable rocker out there...I think they are a bit more money than most, but well worth it...

--Alan
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just go in summit, select 1994 Pontiac Trans Am and look for rockers under valvetrain, it's not that hard. just make sure you look for 3/8 stud unless you plan on upgrading to 7/16 studs
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i dont know if im doing somthing wrong but theres like absolutly no rockers on there and when i go to camaro there is only comp


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