guide plates?
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guide plates?
Did the heads have guide plates on a '90? I pulled my heads off last weekend and they had them. They also had aligning rockers though. Just curious, but I didn't think any came like that from the factory.
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Re: guide plates? (x_streme)
My 92 LT1 has self aligning rockers and guide plates. According to Jeff Kopp, the plates were installed by te factory to assist in assembly. No big deal, run them both.
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Re: guide plates? (Glock'94)
Hmm.. i was under the impression that self aligning and guide plates together were a bad idea. (specifically with the 1.6 RR's in the LT4 and others)
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Re: guide plates? (PurpleC4)
My 92 LT1 has self aligning rockers and guide plates. According to Jeff Kopp, the plates were installed by te factory to assist in assembly. No big deal, run them both.
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Re: guide plates? (x_streme)
The factory installed these for assembly only. The are not hardened, have a wider slot and cannot be used for non-aligning rockers. It would be a bad idea to run hardened guideplates and self-aligning rockers.
