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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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Default Roller rockers and springs pointless w/o cam or are they?
Guys I was thikning about doing a roller rocker and spring swap, is there any point in doing that if I dont do the cam to???
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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 05:48 PM
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man i am running slp 1.85 rockers. for the money you will spend{unless you are getting a great deal}a cam with springs would be the best bet.
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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 06:06 PM
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here's what happened when VHP installed their 1.89 accelerated lift rocker kit and springs in the 99 formula. tq graph is misleading as far as peak goes. there was a spike at the beginning of the after run.



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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 07:04 PM
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How much is that set of rockers and springs
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http://www.vincihighperformance.com/superwebdeals.HTML the rocker kit comes with rockers, pushrods, guideplates, and screw-in-studs.
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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 07:08 PM
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thanks man, I still have a question. Is 15.7 slow for my truck, my mods are in sig.
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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 07:11 PM
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not sure. but doesn't sound bad for a 5.3.
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