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Quieting ramps / Andrews Mk 2
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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 178760" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>We run 5/16" hollow chromolly pushrods with the ends pressed in........with our roller followers these are not much more than 100 mm in length, and way lighter than the stock Vincent ones.......With tappets set to minimal clearance cold, the hot clearance opens up somewhat.......actually more on the exhaust than the inlet.......alloy pushrods could give clearance issues.......only testing would find out what to do there.......Most all of our parts, the pushrods, follower rollers,pins, needle rollers......the beehive valve springs, titanium retainers and so on are all from LS Chevy V8's .......No need to prove their running ability........probably the most successful alloy V8 ever made. I'll try and load some pics on here, but i'm not great at that stuff......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 178760, member: 597"] We run 5/16" hollow chromolly pushrods with the ends pressed in........with our roller followers these are not much more than 100 mm in length, and way lighter than the stock Vincent ones.......With tappets set to minimal clearance cold, the hot clearance opens up somewhat.......actually more on the exhaust than the inlet.......alloy pushrods could give clearance issues.......only testing would find out what to do there.......Most all of our parts, the pushrods, follower rollers,pins, needle rollers......the beehive valve springs, titanium retainers and so on are all from LS Chevy V8's .......No need to prove their running ability........probably the most successful alloy V8 ever made. I'll try and load some pics on here, but i'm not great at that stuff...... [/QUOTE]
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