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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 02:23 PM
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Default Need roller rocker help guys! please

ok...some of yall saw my earlier post on me bending pushrods. I have decided to get new springs and roller rockers as well as getting my heads clearanced. I have vortec heads and im new to this kinda stuff so i was wondering what type of roller rockers i should get? i was looking at Magnum..or Self aligning Crane gold roller rockers....but what ratio should i go for? 1.5 or 1.6? another question...some roller rockers say "Not to be used with center bolt valve covers" which vortec heads are (i believe) do magnum make them for center bolts? thank you

i found some that fit vortec heads for a 87 and up LT1....would these work? i have a 79 corvette but its a 2001 Crate motor.

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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 03:09 PM
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Default Re: Need roller rocker help guys! please (Ebbsvette)

I am running the Crane Energizer (silver) full roller rocker and would recommend them. The new ones are good to nearly 500lbs spring pressure.
I have had zero problems with my hydraulic roller springs 140seat, 325open.

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Here's link: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...N%2D11744%2D16

EDIT: I forgot the vortec heads require self aligning rocker arms.
Here is the link to the Crane Gold RR's: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...N%2D10751%2D16

You may also want to consider the crane magnum roller tipped rockers http://store.summitracing.com/partde...CA%2D1417%2D16




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