Great timing info
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Racer
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From: SAN CLEMENTE CALIFORNIA
Great timing info
went by berryk timing info really great way to learn your car...
My car 74, 454 4 speed has 45550 miles on it I could not get the curve (total timing to come in )
So where can I buy weeker springs?
My car 74, 454 4 speed has 45550 miles on it I could not get the curve (total timing to come in )
So where can I buy weeker springs?
Team Owner
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From: Huntersville NC
I got mine out of a Mr Gasket recurve kit. I think the kit was around $11 and the only thing I used was 2 little springs. Kind of an expensive way to buy 2 little springs!! 
but I don't think they are sold separately.
but I don't think they are sold separately.
Le Mans Master
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Safety Car
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I also bought my kit at my local parts store, Kragen.
It was around $12 for 3 sets of springs, plus weights. That works out to $2 per spring, sounds expensive, but not considering what it will do to help your car.
kdf
It was around $12 for 3 sets of springs, plus weights. That works out to $2 per spring, sounds expensive, but not considering what it will do to help your car.
kdf
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From: Huntersville NC
Originally Posted by kdf1986
I also bought my kit at my local parts store, Kragen.
It was around $12 for 3 sets of springs, plus weights. That works out to $2 per spring, sounds expensive, but not considering what it will do to help your car.
kdf
It was around $12 for 3 sets of springs, plus weights. That works out to $2 per spring, sounds expensive, but not considering what it will do to help your car.
kdf
But you only use 2 springs, which works out to $6 per spring!!
Anyway, just confirms most of us end up doing what I did.
Melting Slicks
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From: Maryland
Originally Posted by DARROW
went by berryk timing info really great way to learn your car...
My car 74, 454 4 speed has 45550 miles on it I could not get the curve (total timing to come in )
So where can I buy weeker springs?
My car 74, 454 4 speed has 45550 miles on it I could not get the curve (total timing to come in )
So where can I buy weeker springs?
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Racer
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From: SAN CLEMENTE CALIFORNIA
Ordered the kit through napa no problem will post when I have the new ones in..
allthough the sun machine sounds good. But I would loose all the fun of learning and doing....
allthough the sun machine sounds good. But I would loose all the fun of learning and doing....
Safety Car
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From: Lakeland Florida
I only used 2 springs, but I got to play with all 6 of them in various combinations in order to see what the rpm versus timing would do. That was a fun day. Just playing around with the timing, and making graphs and charts was worth the spring price. Plus I still have 4 of them left over for who knows what.
The reason I bought the kit was because I was putting the origninals back on, and I lost one. It flew off into ??? who knows where. So now I use a tie wrap and just thread it through the spring loops. That gives me something to hold onto in case I dont make the post on the first try. It saves the spring from flying off. When the spring is in place, I just pull the tie wrap out.
kdf
The reason I bought the kit was because I was putting the origninals back on, and I lost one. It flew off into ??? who knows where. So now I use a tie wrap and just thread it through the spring loops. That gives me something to hold onto in case I dont make the post on the first try. It saves the spring from flying off. When the spring is in place, I just pull the tie wrap out.
kdf