valve springs
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valve springs
hi guys what valve springs are you using in your race motors over there. I am running a 3.1 in my 240z and am in the process of assembling a new head for next season and would be interested to know what the general concensus is on this subject. The springs that I am running at the moment are a set from the late David Weber, but that was 3 year old info. Cheers in advance for your replies ben
#3
Anyone correct me if I'm wrong, but I get the feeling that Schneider sells the same set of springs for all of their cams. So in other words, if one is running a milder cam, the spring tension is probably more than is needed, but it's not hurting anything other than creating more friction than nessesary. Just my .02 cents.
#4
thanks for that, do you know what the spring pressures are both closed and fully open valves. the set that i got from malvern were 125lb closed and 260lb open. Are the retainers that come with the set steel, and are they different to the origonals. many thanks ben
#5
I don't know the spring pressures. I didn't check them for that, just for binding with my .572 lift cam and installed height. Schneider shows the same part number on the springs for all their Z cam grinds. They have a few different retainers, depending on how thick your lash pads are.
Their valve springs worked to solve the valve float problem I was having with the stock springs, and thats what I was looking for. I used reground rocker arms with a new cam from them and ended up with some problems with wavey wear patterns on the intake and exhaust lobes and rockers on 1 cylinder pretty quickly. I'm not sure what caused that though as the other 10 are still perfect ......
Their valve springs worked to solve the valve float problem I was having with the stock springs, and thats what I was looking for. I used reground rocker arms with a new cam from them and ended up with some problems with wavey wear patterns on the intake and exhaust lobes and rockers on 1 cylinder pretty quickly. I'm not sure what caused that though as the other 10 are still perfect ......
#7
Originally Posted by ben240z
cheers for that. have you got a contact number and , or web address for MSA please ben
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