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 Post subject: Spring Pressure settings
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:38 pm 
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So how important is this?
People are wanting to charge me stupid amounts just to set spring pressure settings, and bore out the spring area to fit the double valve springs I've bought.

Should I fork it out?

First time I've ever had dealings with this kind of thing.
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 Post subject: Re: Spring Pressure settings
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:55 am 
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what head and what cam are you using?
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 Post subject: Re: Spring Pressure settings
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:46 am 
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66 coupe wrote:
what head and what cam are you using?


EF Tickford and Camtech 842 (227/227)
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 Post subject: Re: Spring Pressure settings
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:36 pm 
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Did you buy the springs from Camtech or from someone else?

I recently bought a Camtech 845 and springs to match from Camtech ... they are a single spring and a direct replacement for the XR6 springs ... no machining of spring seats required.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Spring Pressure settings
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:42 pm 
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Sierra wrote:
Did you buy the springs from Camtech or from someone else?

I recently bought a Camtech 845 and springs to match from Camtech ... they are a single spring and a direct replacement for the XR6 springs ... no machining of spring seats required.


Springs are a double. Springs from Camtech.
Cam is 842.
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 Post subject: Re: Spring Pressure settings
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:33 pm 
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Double spring or single with damper spring inside? It is important to check spring pressure at installed height, don't know why you would need the spring pad machined, there would be a spring to suit and the locator under the spring is what changes depending on the spring.
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:35 pm 
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Stumper wrote:
Double spring or single with damper spring inside? It is important to check spring pressure at installed height, don't know why you would need the spring pad machined, there would be a spring to suit and the locator under the spring is what changes depending on the spring.


According to Camtech, double spring.
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:36 pm 
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I'm just going to have the head fully rebuilt. Too much spent to do one thing half a*** and stuff it up.
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:39 pm 
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The 842 comes up as an AU cam so won't suit EF rocker gear, I hope you haven't been led down the wrong path.
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:41 pm 
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Went to some trouble to identify the head and confirmed with Camtech.
Time will tell.
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:47 pm 
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Ok good luck with the build
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 Post subject: Re: Spring Pressure settings
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:27 pm 
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Thanks mate. Yeah I just looked and they list the part number twice. Pretty silly.
With a 1.8 rocker for the AU and 2.1 for the EF.

Way to make it difficult.
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:49 pm 
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they will grind it for both. just have to make sure they grind it to the one you need haha

 

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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:50 pm 
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they will grind it for both. just have to make sure they grind it to the one you need haha

 

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