1.6 rr's with stock springs?

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08-21-2009, 05:02 PM

86 5.0Lmustang

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1.6 rr's with stock springs?

i believe i got a stock cam, and i got stock heads. but i got crane cams 1.6 rr's that i wanna put on. can i use stock springs or should go to a different spring? i dont wanna take the heads off

08-21-2009, 05:17 PM

OnyxCobra

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i don't see why they wouldn't be the same as the stock rocker arms so i'll say the stock springs should be fine.

08-21-2009, 10:43 PM

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any performance if i go to a different spring with a stock cam thou? am i gonna get any performance by switching to a roller rocker?

08-22-2009, 11:50 PM

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anybody?

08-23-2009, 12:43 AM

mattdel

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nope. nothing noticeable. stock rockers are already 1.6 ratio, and switching over to a roller just reduces friction a tiny amount. waste of $ until you got a set of worthy heads.