Pushrods.. What KIND!!
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Originally Posted by 00Z71
Not trying to still thread, but i wll be installing a 212/218/ .522-.529 cam soon. Will i need pushrods?
I replaced mine just for cautionary reasons.... I also used a good set of ls6 springs... you can use 918's but there for a higher lift cam... There also alot more expensive...
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Originally Posted by CAMMIN03'
I replaced mine just for cautionary reasons.... I also used a good set of ls6 springs... you can use 918's but there for a higher lift cam... There also alot more expensive...
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Originally Posted by 00Z71
What is stock length in our trucks?
What will determine if you need longer pushrods?
What will determine if you need longer pushrods?
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Originally Posted by 99Silver5.3
7.4" stock. A.M. cams have a smaller base circle. Thus stock geometry is not the same. If you mill your heads of course you will need shorter rods. I bought a set of the TR rods solely because they are a bit longer than 7.4 rods to make up for the smaller base. The LS6 springs are alot more forgiving. And they dont break like 918's.
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Originally Posted by TheLadiesMan
how do 918's break?
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Even if you heat cycle the 918's, they will break if they are not warmed up properly. As long as you let the engine get to operating temp before gassing it, the 918's should work fine. Just make sure you're 918's have the blue stripe on them. Comp had problems with the first couple batches of 918's breaking, and I think they had the gold stripe on them. Bottom line, if you treat the springs right they will handle well.
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Hmm Intersting I never heard that these were prone to break, Do you happen to have a part number for those springs so that I can check them out. But him having the piston slap a valve one can expect a valve spring to break cause of something like that. How did that happen, were the pusrods to long or something?