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Measuring pushrod length with Patriot springs

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Old 04-10-2011 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob94hawk
One more ?, if you're gonna use a "solid roller lifter" then why use a lighter spring? Wouldn't leaving both inner and outer springs bring more accuracy?
Accuracy wont change as long as you are using the same valves, locks, and seats. You can use the same springs if its a stock engine or mild HR setup that probably only has 350-400#s open, but its just a pain in the *** to do all the measurements with the springs from an aggressive SR setup.

My springs will have over 700#s at max lift...there is no way in hell I'm going to be trying to measure PTV and PR length fighting with that when its cheap and easy to swap in a test spring.
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Originally Posted by Puck
Accuracy wont change as long as you are using the same valves, locks, and seats. You can use the same springs if its a stock engine or mild HR setup that probably only has 350-400#s open, but its just a pain in the *** to do all the measurements with the springs from an aggressive SR setup.

My springs will have over 700#s at max lift...there is no way in hell I'm going to be trying to measure PTV and PR length fighting with that when its cheap and easy to swap in a test spring.
The cam is 232/240 .595/.595 110 lsa so maybe it's better to use a weaker spring.



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