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Old 01-21-2002, 08:05 PM
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Car: 88 Formula 350
Engine: 357
Transmission: 700r4 Edge 2900 Stall
Pushrod length & Guide Plates????

Bought some aluminum corvette heads..and self aligning crane 1.5 gold roller rockers.

Do I use stock pushrods? Do I need to install pushrod guides. I have an 88 formula 350 with hyd roller cam.


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Old 01-21-2002, 08:17 PM
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You have to use stock length hardened pushrods if you install guideplants. I was under the impression all aluminum l98 heads came with guideplates and screw in studs already.
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Old 01-21-2002, 08:33 PM
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Car: 88 Formula 350
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Transmission: 700r4 Edge 2900 Stall
The screw in studs are there but I don't see any guide plates of course I'm assuming they mount under the screw in studs right???

Just aluminum from what I can see. About ready to remove the valve covers from my original L98 350 to see what the stock setup looks like.

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What you need to know about the rockers & guide plates...

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...threadid=77948

You do not need to change the push rods because of the rocker & head change. You meay need different ones for other reasons. If your cam is small, less than .310" lobe lift or so, your stock push rods should be OK.
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