Uprated cam, do I need uprated value springs?

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Post Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:31 pm

Uprated cam, do I need uprated value springs?

anyone? :?
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Post Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:33 pm

with the fast road kent for the 325 I did not need.
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Post Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:49 pm

I'd advise going for uprated springs myself
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Post Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:48 pm

Yep, defo for the springs.

Which cam are you buying?
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Post Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:55 pm

Depends on how hard you use it mate, but personally it would be silly not to do it at this stage and regret it later.


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Post Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:56 pm

I was going to buy widge's c2 cam, but some else has got it. :wink:

How much for uprated cam springs and where from?
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Post Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:40 pm

M5pilot wrote:Yep, defo for the springs.

Which cam are you buying?
Many be ur ones.

Schrick Cams, what else do u get with the cam?
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Post Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:54 am

if you have the "i" head, you allready have the dual valve springs, i would say those should suffice, as they work on mine, and many others ive seen.

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Post Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:24 am

As above stated, if you have douyble valve springs then you should be ok with something like a 284/272 cam which comes in at about Ԛ£335 on the Zone shop.
With the springs the kit is Ԛ£552.
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Post Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:04 pm

cool!