LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by RamAir95TA
That's fairly typical of what happens to self-aligning rocker arms taken to high rpms. The little tabs can't seem to keep the rockers centered when the R's go up top and is probably why CompCams does not recommend them in performance applications.

If you want to see others, different makes, check of LS1LT1 and CamaroZ28 just to name two.

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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jay7199
how long have you had those scorpions? I was considering some 1.7 rr for my build.
Mine have been on since early 2006 and my son's since, IIRC, June 2009.

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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by SS RRR
Pretty much all of them. With any 1.6 rocker you'll have to modify the valvecovers, but that is extremely easy to do.
What exactly do you need to modify?
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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The braces on the inside of the valvecover. You either need to bend the lip of the brace straight or cut them off:

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