New Cam - Do I need Titanium Retainers or Reuse Stock??
07-12-2005, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Okie5.3
you know when i did my swap using the 918s i was planning on using the stock retainers, but called comp just in case. this is my daily driver and had to make sure for reliability. comp said they really don't recommend using the stock retainers with the 918s because of the slop created from the differences in the ID of the retainer and the ID of the top of the spring. i ran and grabbed some steel comp retainers and compared the stock and comp retainers on the 918 and it was an eye opener to say the least. bet there was 1/16" of slop using the stock retainer.
i know alot of you will disagree and say that using the stock retainer with the 918s is perfectly fine and while i don't disagree with you, if i had used the stock retainer mr. murphy would have showed his ugly mug the first time i nailed it. if he didn't, me and mr. ****/ocd would have been paranoid about it until i wound up changing them out. fwiw.
i know alot of you will disagree and say that using the stock retainer with the 918s is perfectly fine and while i don't disagree with you, if i had used the stock retainer mr. murphy would have showed his ugly mug the first time i nailed it. if he didn't, me and mr. ****/ocd would have been paranoid about it until i wound up changing them out. fwiw.
You know, I was happy with the 30 stock keepers, and 2 comp cams till I got my new heads, and then I was going to sweap them all out, not you have me worried too.
07-12-2005, 11:29 AM
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07-14-2005, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
7300 on stock springs I just dont see that happening. 01Thunder spun his 4.8 up to 7300 on the dyno and hes was sweating after that and he has aftmarket springs.
07-15-2005, 11:03 PM
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7300 rpm....jees, I hope he had one hell of a cam and other mods because with a mild setup thats way above the power band and just askin for **** to hit the fan for no reason but to say you did it.......
07-29-2005, 06:55 PM
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I Have Spun My With Stock Retainers To 7400 For A While. But With The Cam You Are Looking Into Putting You May Want To Just Get A Set Of Rod Blots And Put Them In Instead Of Retainers. I Think Rod Bolts Around 80.00 And Only Take About 2 Hours Tops.