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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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Car: 1991 camaro rs
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will the 1.6 fit

ok i read about people using the 1.6 self aligning rackers from sumit. the blue ones but i never found out if they fit under the stock valve covers. and will they work well with my cam.. its a sumit cam with .465 lift on intake and .465 on exhaust. will they give me any noticable power or gust a littil and will they help alot. i orderd them today and should be here thursday. thanks for the info

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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 09:33 PM
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That amount of lift is already pushing the stock head clearance so if you want 1.6 rockers with that you'll definitely have to get your heads modified to accept that kind of lift. If the 1.6 rockers don't clear the covers then you can always modify the covers which isn't a real tough process.
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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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what mods would the stock heads need... anyhting big?
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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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ok iv read about some stuff and i think the 1.6 rr are to much lift but is that true. if i ut them on with my cam will i brack somthing or gust be close to pushing it to the edge. my cam is .465 int and .465 exh. is that to big for the 1.6 on stock heads. should i seand them back and get 1.5 or is my cam almost to big for a 305 already
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