Help with valve springs
Help with valve springs I have a 95 camaro with a 502 cam and Lloyd Elliott recommended a Howards cam electro plated spring for it. It was a single spring and had a dampener that needed to be removed. It worked with the stock seats retainers and locks. need another set but for the life of me I cant remember the part number any one know what it might be? I would contact him but i would hate to bother him with something like this.
Here's a sticky from another site, they talk about Howards springs near the bottom of the first page.
http://www.ls1lt1.com/forum/lt1-%7C-...ing-guide.html
http://www.ls1lt1.com/forum/lt1-%7C-...ing-guide.html
Presumably the first set of springs wore out and that is why you are looking to replace them.
How many miles did it take to wear them out? The removal of the damper probably shortened their life.
How many miles did it take to wear them out? The removal of the damper probably shortened their life.
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I am not really sure but they work I know the Howard springs have a good track reputation. I am not expert on this so I just kinda go with what the pros recommend. The set up that comp recommends cost 275ish these cost me 99 bucks and i was set. But I am all ears if you have a suggestion on a good spring.
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Verdad Gallardo Whats the point of the dampeners? I mean some springs have similar specs and don't run them. So does it have to do with the material they are made them out of? do they add them so they are more able to accommodate a wider range of cam designs? why do some springs have them and some dont?
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You've said that exact line about 1000 times now, and you yourself have no proof. They post a broad operating range but they have no idea what intake setup the user will run, how many cubes they will have, or if it has a good breathing exhaust system. As for the springs you just have a bunch of internet links from people that talked trash about them, when you didn't see them install or set them up yourself. Funny how Comp recommends 918 beehives for the XFI468 cam, which is exactly what I ran and I had ZERO issues. Everyone says how weak that spring is and that it won't work, blah, blah. Of course mine were setup to perfect install height and the preload was spot on. Maybe that stuff matters more than simply slapping them on without checking anything and cranking the lifter down a half-turn past zero. Comp is a pretty successful company for a reason.
