Does this sound right i talked to the shop today and he said they sent him the wrong guide plates again. He said that they sent him guide plates for non-self aligning rockers is he bull sh* me or do they make different guide plates for our LT1's.He also said he was getting them thru a GM dealer can you? i think he's playing games now.....He's only had the car since AUG 11th of 2002 now its April 3 2003 and he said that is his only thing holding him up.....

 

Guideplates are for non-self aligning rockers. You don't need them for self aligning.

 

I understand that you dont need them but he wants to install them so i guess there is 2 different style's then..thanks

 

Yeah he is a little slow but why would you say i have to find a new shop? He is highly recomended and is one of the best on the EAST COAST ..I have seen some of his work and i am happy to say the cars are fast as hell......

 

He's just trying to find an excuse for taking so long... Theres not two different styles. You could use guideplates on self aligning rockers but there would be no need.

 

I can agree on that one i did change my mind on alot of thngs while he was working on it but your right he shouldnt have it that long..but if it comes back making the horsepower i want i will be happy even though it took forever but if it comes back not making what i want i will be mad....

 

Sure there is, raised and flat. But as you said you dont need them at all with SA rockers.

 

OK then why is he using them is it a bad idea, will it hurt anything to use them ? i dont know that much about this so any help would be great...thanks

 

If he uses the guideplates and you still are using stock pushrods, you may have a problem.

Guidleplates are used to keep the pushrods and the rockers aligned properly.

When using guideplates, you need to use hardened pushrods because they will rub against the guideplates. However, i dont know if any friction between the guideplates and pushrods will occur with self aligning rockers becuase i dont know how stable the actually are. Personally i wouldnt want to take the risk, and just skip the guideplates. They will not give you any gain.

 

It is not bad that he is using them, they can be used, just that it is not really necessary with self-aligning rockers. The fact that he is using this to hold up getting your car is not a good thing. The thing is, you can get guideplates anywhere. It's not like they are scarce or anything.

 

Thanks, i dont know anymore what he's doing im sure he kow' to use harden push rods but whats doesnt make sense to me why ust guide plate's at all if they are S/A rockers maybe he knows something i dont .

 

Well he said he ordered them thru GM and they sent him the wrong plates so he was waiting for the right ones..Like i said if the car comes back with the RWHP i want i will be happy if not i will be pissed for all the time he had it and money i spent..To tell you the truth the winter in NJ was really bad i wouldnt have driven it anyway it's a summer ride i have a truck for winter....

 

What were the results?

 

There in my sig . it made 380 rwhp sae corrected standard is 400 rwhp and its not completey done yet so it should have a little more room for improvement ..