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Any aftermarket steel valve permitted, must retain stock head and stem diameter is what the rulebook says, nothing about length.
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Longer than stock aftermarket stainless steel valves ARE LEGAL in stock in both NHRA and IHRA and have been for many years.
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OK! So everyone is right! The rules are clear as mud, but shouldn't be that hard to understand.
Manufacturers tolerances are suspect, so everyone needs to have a little cushion so you don't go over the spec. I don't have the capability of checking the "true" ratio of each of my rocker arms, but if each one is different, I'll have to check the true lift at each retainer, and hope I get 16 measurements that are the same. It's quite possible that will take more than 16 rocker arms to accomplish. Maybe I'll just be happy if they're all below the maximum lift. I'm really not trying to be obtuse here, just trying to understand why the rules have to be written so vaguely that they invite all of this discussion! Most every other aftermarket part is identified by number in the Guide, for a reason. Lew |
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Lew,
The discussion is kind of becoming apples and oranges. The points I was trying to make are; 1 They should not be tossing people without actually measuring the rocker ratio on their motor 2 Tolerance and advertised ratio are two different things and you need to consider both issues because advertised is often not what it works out to be in real life. And further to what Dennis and X-tech man said I think the reason they relaxed the valve length rule is that it was very difficult for some racers to find a spring that would give the needed seat pressure and rate and fit all the height, diameter and configuration criteria. (Another can of worms to squawk about for those who don’t like our current spring pressure and duration rules or lack of rules that is) And as Billy mentioned you better be checking every single one for two reasons; to make sure you are legal and not leave anything on the table. Doesn’t all this talk about checking stuff make you want to run out and buy a 3 or 4 valve or a V10 stocker? LOL |
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