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it's risky valve floating?

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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 11:54 AM
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it's risky valve floating?

I change in my rebuild the cam , but not the springs, i'm almost sure that i'm going to have valve floating, but can this damage my engine?
Old Sep 22, 2005 | 12:03 PM
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Re: it's risky valve floating?

more than likely the pistons will end up hitting the valves.
Old Sep 22, 2005 | 12:03 PM
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Re: it's risky valve floating?

Too big of a cam and not having the right valvetrain to back it up can bend valves, bend pushrods, break springs, and cost a lot more money than just buying the right stuff in the first place.. But hey it's your car do what you want.
Old Sep 22, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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Re: it's risky valve floating?

What cam and what springs do u have?
Old Sep 23, 2005 | 09:44 AM
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Re: it's risky valve floating?

here is the cam specs, but i keep the stock rockers. I have the stock springs, I didn't change the springs because i,m waiting to buy a Trickflow assembled heads, i already check with trickflow and the springs are going to work fine for the cam, also in that time i will go 1.6rr.
Do you think that I can use the car on city (at low rpms)?
How am i going to know if valves are floating or not?


Cam Spec Card Inquiry
PART NO. 07-468-8
01 INTAKE MASTER 3018S
02 EXHAUST MASTER 3039S
03 ENGINE LT1 292XFI HR-13
04 GRIND NUMBER LT1 292XFI
INT EXH
05 HYDRAULIC Y/N YES 14 DUR @.050 242 248
INTAKE EXHAUST 15 LOBE LIFT .3660 .3630
06 VALVE ADJUSTMENT HYD HYD 16 ROCKER RATIO 1.60 1.60
07 MAX GROSS VALVE LIFT .584 .579
08 DUR @ .006 TAPPET LIFT 292 300 17 LOBE SEPARATI 113.0
18 ADVANCE 4
09 VALVE TIMING OPEN CLOSE 19 VALVE SPRINGS 26918
@ .006 10 INT 37 75
11 EXH 87 33 DATE SETUP 10/18/2004
12 THESE SPECS ARE FOR CAM(S) INSTALLED
@ 109.0 INTAKE CENTERLINE

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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 11:31 AM
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Re: it's risky valve floating?

You won't experience any valve float at low rpm's if that's what you are asking.

You risk it when you are running higher rpms and the springs don't have enough pressure to hold the valves down after being launched off a larger lobe on the cam that is was designed to handle.
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