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Old 03-15-2011, 08:09 PM
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i am building my 93 lt1 motor i bored it .30 over with forged je pistions had the motor balanced with the stock heads. I bought the cc 304 cam cause i didnt want to do any head work if i put a 1.6 rocker with this cam will it give me a little more lift and do i have to change the valve springs
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Yes, you need new valve springs. Despite the fact that the 304 is a very docile cam, it is still outside the realm of the capacity of the stock springs.
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buy some matched comp springs and make sure you have them set up correctly



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