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Old 11-11-2007, 09:22 PM
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i know the lift on an e cam with 1.6's is .498/ .498. How much do the 1.7's add?
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Old 11-11-2007, 09:26 PM
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well divide .498 by 1.6 and then multiply by 1.7 = .529
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Old 11-11-2007, 10:32 PM
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will that clear stock pistons?
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Old 11-11-2007, 11:04 PM
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hell if i know... clay it and find out
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Old 11-12-2007, 12:55 AM
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will that clear stock pistons?
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Total valve lift has nothing to do with PtV...... you need to check (= this is the part everybody has a problem with...... you want to be able to bolt it on, torque it down to spec and move on). Unfortunately, reality is totally different.
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