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Old 02-19-2011 | 08:29 AM
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so stock length pushrods should be ok, just maybe a set of hardened ones and a set of ls6 springs? how hard is it to adjust valve lash on these motors?
you should just have to torque the rockers down. no adjustment i belive, let us know if you can feel the performance gain. i too would swwap to some yellow ls6 springs tho.
Old 02-19-2011 | 08:37 AM
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I say yellow springs too. I would never change anything that can effect the valvetrain without checking the pushrods. It is simple, and you know for sure it is done right. Do you have adjustable rockers?
Old 02-19-2011 | 08:47 AM
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let us know how it goes , or if you feel the diffrence , iam interested cuz i want more lift but dont need or want more duration so this might be a good alternative !
Old 02-19-2011 | 09:38 AM
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alrighty i will. and what is the torque on the rockers? when i check pushrod length will i have to wait a couple days on the pushrods to come in or what? does anyone have the pushrod length that ill need on this already?
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Originally Posted by bmd_CL
alrighty i will. and what is the torque on the rockers? when i check pushrod length will i have to wait a couple days on the pushrods to come in or what? does anyone have the pushrod length that ill need on this already?
Torque the rockers to 22 lb/ft, stock pr's are 7.38, closest hardened equivalents are 7.4, you can check them as you do the install. Use a felt tipped marker to check the swipe pattern The SLP rockers should be direct bolt-in's, but I don't have personal experience with them.

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Old 02-19-2011 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 1slowz71
let us know how it goes , or if you feel the diffrence , iam interested cuz i want more lift but dont need or want more duration so this might be a good alternative !
I'm curious too, from what I've learned here the rockers don't do much for the price, but I think that the extra lift would probably be worth maybe 5-8 hp up top, and if you already have decent springs the install shouldn't take more than an hour if you do it right and check the swipe pattern as I mentioned previously.

Another thing to check is clearance between the rockers and valve covers and make sure that there is no contact there
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what is swipe clearance?
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Originally Posted by bmd_CL
what is swipe clearance?
That's the pattern that the tip of the rocker makes on top of the valve stem, you want it to be centered on the valve, not towards the edges or damage could occur. You color the tops of the valve stems with a felt tip marker, bolt the rockers down, turn the engine over by hand, unbolt the rockers and see where they left their mark.
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I found this pic on a mustang forum, but it represents what I'm talking about:



http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-foru...od-length.html
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i see...is this swap hard to do? it doesnt sound difficult at all


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