anyone know what length pushrods I need?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Oakley CA
anyone know what length pushrods I need?
Hey, anyone know what length pushrods I need to purchase for my motor.
I am running afr 205's cut .024, G5X3 cam and stock rockers, .040 head gasket
Thanks
I am running afr 205's cut .024, G5X3 cam and stock rockers, .040 head gasket
Thanks
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I have done this several times now and always wait until the heads are bolted down to do a final measurement. If you plan things right, you can measure and then finish putting the car together while waiting for pushrods.
This last time I ended up with an odd length (7.475") and no one had the Comps in stock. But Trend makes them for Comp and they had them and shipped them the same day. Only took a couple of days to get. I also ordered their pushrod brush for cleaning the inside of the pushrod. A lot of guys seem to have oiling issues and I really don't think they do a careful job of cleaning the pushrods before installation. 10 minutes submerged in oil will prefill them and reduce the time for oil to get to the rockers, which should be coated with assembly lube in the critical contact areas to keep them from running dry until oil gets there. When the motor has been apart it can take several minutes for oil to get up top.
