Hardened Pushrods for a 96 Lt1 w/ 1.6 rr's? Ya or Nay
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Hardened Pushrods for a 96 Lt1 w/ 1.6 rr's? Ya or Nay
Is it necessary or a good idea to upgrade the pushrods to a hardened one. I belive 96 did not come w/ hardened ones like the early years. What do you suggest? Don't need anything wild as I am just using Lt4 springs and GMPP 1.6 rr's. Stock length of course.
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Re: Hardened Pushrods for a 96 Lt1 w/ 1.6 rr's? Ya or Nay
I still bent some with my Crane rockers. If you can afford it now do it, if not next time you have $100 to spare get some. Eventually you will wish you had them. I bent several and then finally got the trick flow ones from Summit.
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Re: Hardened Pushrods for a 96 Lt1 w/ 1.6 rr's? Ya or Nay
Originally Posted by joe-96z1le
Do you mean hardened pushrods or chrome moly? There's a big difference.
Also The comp cam ones I found where 7.195" where as stock is 7.2" are those close enough? Will you ever find 7.2"?
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Re: Hardened Pushrods for a 96 Lt1 w/ 1.6 rr's? Ya or Nay
Originally Posted by 1racerdude
If your P/V clearance is close ya may want the PR to bend if ya miss a shift instead of punching holes in the pistons with the valves.
if the springs are good enough they really should bind so there shouldnt be any piston-valve contact if you overrev, I belive the springs are what cause that in an over rev like that, am i wrong?.
And if a pushrod bends and breaks some **** it sends metal peices in the motor.
Don't know which way is better...Anyone else?
I have stock internals besides 1.6 rr's. so i dont know about p/v clearance.
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Re: Hardened Pushrods for a 96 Lt1 w/ 1.6 rr's? Ya or Nay
Originally Posted by Jazsun
I actually did think about that, I guess you have to weigh both sides:
if the springs are good enough they really should bind so there shouldnt be any piston-valve contact if you overrev, I belive the springs are what cause that in an over rev like that, am i wrong?.
And if a pushrod bends and breaks some **** it sends metal peices in the motor.
Don't know which way is better...Anyone else?
I have stock internals besides 1.6 rr's. so i dont know about p/v clearance.
if the springs are good enough they really should bind so there shouldnt be any piston-valve contact if you overrev, I belive the springs are what cause that in an over rev like that, am i wrong?.
And if a pushrod bends and breaks some **** it sends metal peices in the motor.
Don't know which way is better...Anyone else?
I have stock internals besides 1.6 rr's. so i dont know about p/v clearance.
Ya need to measure your P/V clearance. I only run 80/100 on my builds and coil bind ain't used for that.
PR metal is a whole lot better than piston metal and they probably will just bend so carry extra in the glove box.
With a stock short block ya won't miss too many shifts and it will be out for a redo.