valve springs install (in truck)

[02bigstrokin]

me and travis(bullfrogjohnson) put some hamilton cams valve springs in my truck this weekend and man what a job that is. i didnt have the money when we built the motor so im just now getting to put them in. what a difference it seems to have made. truck is running very smooth and crisp thanks to the exceptional work travis did. thanks buddy!:hug: sorry the whole weekend was ruined.

 

[ChevyDieselLLY]

Nice I sure hope I have a little coin to do some vavle springs. I hear you need to get back over here for some bigger tunes.

 

[dmaxfireman]

did you guys strengthen the rocker bridge at all?

 

[05smoker]

Good luck Josh. Did you guys swap out the rocker hold down bolts with harder ones?

Travis is good help for sure.:thumb:

 

[bullfrogjohnson]

We put in some 10.9 cat bolts. They have a 150000 psi tensile strength which I felt was more than enough for the aluminum they bolt to.

That was quite a job for sure. I had fun though.

 

[dmaxfireman]

awesome!

 

[JMK777]

You still runing stock retainers/keepers and valves?

 

[bullfrogjohnson]

You still runing stock retainers/keepers and valves?

Yes. Hamilton's springs are drop in replacements and use factory hardware.

 

[ChevyDieselLLY]

Now I don't want to derail the thread or anything and not saying one product is better but what made you choose Hamilton over SoCal. SoCal is about $80 more but comes with more things. Hamilton also says theirs are made to fit which is why they are drop in replacements.

 

[02bigstrokin]

Now I don't want to derail the thread or anything and not saying one product is better but what made you choose Hamilton over SoCal. SoCal is about $80 more but comes with more things. Hamilton also says theirs are made to fit which is why they are drop in replacements.

because hamilton sponsored my truck.

 

[ChevyDieselLLY]

because hamilton sponsored my truck.

HA yea i noticed the updated sig there Josh:hug:. just wondering if there was any other reason behind it. say they didnt sponsor you. which route would you have taken? SoCal or Hamilton?

 

[770JOHNNYW]

The guys at Hamilton are great people to deal with....im running their pushrods!:thumb:

 

[ChevyDieselLLY]

The guys at Hamilton are great people to deal with....im running their pushrods!:thumb:

thought your motor was still being built? :hug::rofl:

 

[770JOHNNYW]

You thought...thats where you ****ed up:rofl:

 

[GeneralTJI]

What style lash adjustment do our trucks use?

Thought about putting some springs in since I rev it pretty high in 4th gear. Not expecting much for power gains with a stock turbo but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to make sure valves arn't floating?

 

[ripmf666]

What style lash adjustment do our trucks use?

Thought about putting some springs in since I rev it pretty high in 4th gear. Not expecting much for power gains with a stock turbo but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to make sure valves arn't floating?

.012 but I do mine at .011 I dont see you gaining anything from these in a stock motor.

 

[02bigstrokin]

What style lash adjustment do our trucks use?

Thought about putting some springs in since I rev it pretty high in 4th gear. Not expecting much for power gains with a stock turbo but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to make sure valves arn't floating?

it is not even close to being worth it with a stock turbo. its a lot of work to do in the truck. it wouldnt be bad if the heads were off the truck but screw doing them in the truck unless you had to.