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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 10:59 AM
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I'm looking to get a comp cam 232/234 112 lsa I have the oil pump and ls2 timing set I got for cheap a while back just wondering what's a good valve spring, pushrod combo to go with also what sponsor got the best deal
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I'm looking to get a comp cam 232/234 112 lsa I have the oil pump and ls2 timing set I got for cheap a while back just wondering what's a good valve spring, pushrod combo to go with also what sponsor got the best deal
Valvesprings will depend on the lift of the cam. You will most likely be good with a set of PRC or Patriot springs and a set of Comp or TFS chromemoly pushrods.
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Valvesprings will depend on the lift of the cam. You will most likely be good with a set of PRC or Patriot springs and a set of Comp or TFS chromemoly pushrods.
Agreed. It depends on the max lift of the cam. You want a spring rating to be a little over the cams maximum lift rating.
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since you have different heads also your pushrod length is harder to guess. It may still be 7.425 or 7.4 if they have a factory gasket and have not been milled but it would be best to measure and be sure.

For springs, its up to you depending on the lift and the lobe/ramp rate of that cam.
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98-02 Comp Cams Extreme XE-R Hydraulic Roller Cam, 232/234 duration with .595/.598 lift and 112 LS....... Exact specs on the cam my heads are stock ls6 heads head gasket stock GM ..... I think I'm going with the prc springs but still stumped on the pushrods ....
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I have a ms3 114 lsa for sale 250
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98-02 Comp Cams Extreme XE-R Hydraulic Roller Cam, 232/234 duration with .595/.598 lift and 112 LS....... Exact specs on the cam my heads are stock ls6 heads head gasket stock GM ..... I think I'm going with the prc springs but still stumped on the pushrods ....
PRC springs will work great. You should be ok with 7.4" pushrods, but I emphasize should. Use an adjustable pushrod and a test spring to measure your actual required pushrod length.
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PRC springs will work great. You should be ok with 7.4" pushrods, but I emphasize should. Use an adjustable pushrod and a test spring to measure your actual required pushrod length.
What he said

You should check since they typically use a smaller base circle so you can install the cam it might be longer than 7.4" but you would need to check and measure preload, there are various methods but the easiest is getting an adjustable pushrod and checking the length. I use the other way but it is not the most reliable.
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I was hoping to order everything cuz I wanted to do it all over the weekend so now ima have to take everything apart measure than order the pushrods bummer
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Yup, it takes time/money to do it "right".
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**** it I got a bit of both ordered everything but the pushrods
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Nice man, good work. Good luck with the install and hope it comes out a beast.
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Yeah I'm just looking to gain a lil more over what I dynoed just trying to open her up I did 358rwhp and 378rwtq last time around so will see what happens lol
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