stock rocker stud + guide plates?

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May 11, 2013 | 01:35 PM

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englundjd

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Stud girdle, not cradle, and no there is no need for one until the camshaft is fairly large. Besides they require perimeter bolt valvecovers.

yea thats what i thought.

May 11, 2013 | 03:47 PM

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Hardened pushrods.

Don't forget to use hardened p-rods with guide plates. Or use chromemoly p-rods. The guide plates will chew up stock p-rods.

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May 11, 2013 | 10:11 PM

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while buying good aftermarket pushrods is certainly advisable it can also be noted that the stockers up through I believe 95 ARE HARDENED and will survive fine with guideplates.

May 11, 2013 | 10:52 PM

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Thanks 96capricemgr that's a question answered for me and I didn't have to ask! Awesome!

May 12, 2013 | 12:56 AM

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while buying good aftermarket pushrods is certainly advisable it can also be noted that the stockers up through I believe 95 ARE HARDENED and will survive fine with guideplates.

Where did u hear that? The self alinging rocker arms did away with the hardened p-rods. Lingenfelter said '86 was the year they changed and to check u need to drag a file gently across the p-rod and check for easily removed metal.

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May 12, 2013 | 01:02 AM

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The file test has been done. Repeatedly. Through 95 they are hardened.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-m...-pushrods.html

May 13, 2013 | 12:51 AM

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Stud girdle, not cradle, and no there is no need for one until the camshaft is fairly large. Besides they require perimeter bolt valvecovers.

To expand on what you said.
Stud girdles are generally used in application that turn higher RPMs, they aren't as good as a real shaft setup. If rules or budget limit you to stud mounted valvetrain then it's a solution, it won't prevent catastrophic failure, but it will prolong it.