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Thread: Valve Spring Rating for Hyd Flat Tappet
          
   
   

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  1. 12-15-2006 05:43 PM #5
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    springs at 145 is abit to much . will i help you make your mind up NO buy new spring or try new retainers what are your springs at up 050 ? i have seen new spring drop 10 lbs so if they drop15lbs your there. more spring pressure is not any dif from a soild flat cam i know guys that run this much on boat cams. i would not brake the cam in with them springs stock type springs would work to with that cam. i set heads up all the time any thing that is under the spring is a shim or a cup/hat no washers did you try the spring with out the inner????????
    Last edited by pat mccarthy; 12-15-2006 at 05:47 PM.
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