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YoshiBluedevil · 11-15-2006, 06:33 PM

AFR said it was the valve springs, and the manifold maybe after that, but DEFINITELY the springs and that i am DEFINITELY experiencing valve float. i would like to keep the 1.7s, to get that much more power, so i guess now all i gotta do is buy or rent the tool that goes in the spark plug hole and keeps the valves closed, i think ive seen it on LS1 forums. that would let me do it with the heads still on the car

i am unsure about the whole measuring everything with a dial caliper or height mike or whatever once they are on ... since i have never done it before. im debating just having a shop do it ... but thats hundreds of dollars i did not intend on spending... hmmm

11-15-2006, 06:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
YoshiBluedevil Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 138	AFR said it was the valve springs, and the manifold maybe after that, but DEFINITELY the springs and that i am DEFINITELY experiencing valve float. i would like to keep the 1.7s, to get that much more power, so i guess now all i gotta do is buy or rent the tool that goes in the spark plug hole and keeps the valves closed, i think ive seen it on LS1 forums. that would let me do it with the heads still on the car i am unsure about the whole measuring everything with a dial caliper or height mike or whatever once they are on ... since i have never done it before. im debating just having a shop do it ... but thats hundreds of dollars i did not intend on spending... hmmm __________________ 342, AFR185s, TKO500, TFS2 cam, 1.7 Rockers, 30# inj, 75mm TB, 77mm Pro-M, twEECer R/T, Typhoon Upper, tmoss ported lower, 3/8" Spacer, Magnaflow Exhaust w/ Bassani Catted-X and BBK UnEq Shorties, 3.73's, MSD 6AL, FRPP 9mm wires, 200A alt, U/L CA's, Eibach/UPR springs, Koni Yellow Adj Shocks, Bilstien Struts, ZOOM clutch, 94 cobra cluster, 94 export tail lights, 5 gauges, and more (too much to list)