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Dec 19, 2005 | 08:08 PM

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rollor rockers

would i see any gain if I put in some 1.6 aluminum rollor rockers.and how hard would it be to do would i just have to unbolt the valve covers ,and use normal tools?o ya car has bolt-ons and suspension mods

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Dec 19, 2005 | 09:37 PM

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maybe 10-15 from the motor or a tenth from your e/ts

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Dec 20, 2005 | 10:50 AM

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So you can do roller rockers on a stock engine?

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Dec 20, 2005 | 11:41 AM

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from what i know yes .they are easyer for the stock internals to move causre they are lighter

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Dec 21, 2005 | 12:44 PM

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what about changing them is it hard

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Dec 21, 2005 | 01:54 PM

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Changing the rockers is not hard, setting them might be tricky for a bigginer. It's recommanded to change to better spring with the use of 1.6 rocker and that is a bit hard to do without the proper tool. And BTW, the power increase from less friction is marginal it's mostly due to the higher lift.

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