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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 07:19 AM
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Default Stock pushrods with 1.6 rollers?

Just wondering if anyone used their stock pushrods when they did the 1.6 roller rocker upgrade or did you have to get longer pushrods for it to work.
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 09:02 AM
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Vette Threat,
generally speaking depending on the rocker arms you added, if you put in non-self aligning rockers and guideplates, a hardened push rod must be used, the stock push rods are generally pretty soft and should not be used with bigger springs, also, with a 1.6 rocker you may want to consider going with better springs, your going to be pretty close to bottoming the spring out with the larger ratio. feel free to email me with any questions about it!

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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 01:46 PM
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I used hardened pushrods, stock length.
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I thought the stock LT1 pushrods were hardened.
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 08:58 PM
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I used the stock pushrods, but I did upgrade to LT4 springs.
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Old Jun 25, 2002 | 03:44 AM
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Default Re: Stock pushrods with 1.6 rollers? (STL94LT1)

Thanks for the replies guys. I was just over at Agostino Racing today and I think I'm going to skip the roller rockers for this year. I'm planning on getting a 383 done this winter so I think I'll focus on getting a full exhaust system and new clutch instead.
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