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Re: new cheap magnum spring upgrade for moderate cams [Re: patrick] #32708
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close up of GM springs on the head

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Re: new cheap magnum spring upgrade for moderate cams [Re: patrick] #32709
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close up of mag spring and GM spring on the head

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Re: new cheap magnum spring upgrade for moderate cams [Re: patrick] #32710
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Patrick-

Scott Brown sent me the MP high-lift springs (P4876062) for my Magnum heads to work with his cam (.520 lift). I was looking to get the retainers (P4452032) for them, but like you said they are like $9 each. Can I get an OEM set off of a 2.2 or 2.5 from a jy that will work instead?

Re: new cheap magnum spring upgrade for moderate cams [Re: VITC_GTX] #32711
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they should (2.2L/2.5L retainers). I'd love to see some spring rate and coil bind height info on those MP springs...


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Re: new cheap magnum spring upgrade for moderate cams [Re: patrick] #32712
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Took my computer like an hour to down load them but looks like what I been doing. Glad to here I wasn't off my rocker about this. 2 motors and soon a third running around here set up like this.


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Re: new cheap magnum spring upgrade for moderate cams [Re: patrick] #32713
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they should (2.2L/2.5L retainers). I'd love to see some spring rate and coil bind height info on those MP springs...



Yeah, its kind of odd that they don't publish any of the specs on their Mag springs... you have to dig even to find the installed height. Don't know what they are thinking, but I don't like it.


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Re: new cheap magnum spring upgrade for moderate cams [Re: HotRodDave] #32714
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Took my computer like an hour to down load them but looks like what I been doing. Glad to here I wasn't off my rocker about this. 2 motors and soon a third running around here set up like this.




what cams are you running with these springs, out of curiousity. I'm planning on swapping the mag heads on my XE262 shortblock, which will yield like .493/.501 lift, which from my measurements, look marginal, unless I sink the valves about .030 or so.....

for someone currently running a .440-.450 lift cam (which turn into a .470-.480 lift cam) these would be the cat's meow...


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Re: new cheap magnum spring upgrade for moderate cams [Re: VITC_GTX] #32715
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Can I get an OEM set off of a 2.2 or 2.5 from a jy that will work instead?




I am using 2.2/2.5 retainers with the MP springs and they work out just fine. You do need to use the locks from the magnum retainers though. The 2.2/2.5 uses a multi-groove lock where the magnum is a single groove.


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Re: new cheap magnum spring upgrade for moderate cams [Re: dgc333] #32716
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Patrick did you find out any more, like preasure on the seat and mabey .500 lift?


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Re: new cheap magnum spring upgrade for moderate cams [Re: HotRodDave] #32717
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should be able to calculate that out by looking at the free length and spring rate.

"blueprint" specs were free length of 1.94", and spring rate of 365lb/in, so with the 1.6" IH I measured with the 3100 retainers, that would yield a seat pressure of 124lb, and a .5" lift pressure of 306lb.

the springs I had tested were 1.875" free length, 330lb/in, and the installed height (on my heads) will be ~1.6". so seat pressure should be .275*330, or 91 lbs, and .5" lift will be .775*330, or 256lb.

remember, coil bind was measured at .81" lift on those springs, (1.065") so .5" lift with my measured IH would only leave you .035" before coil bind. I think I'll probably use these springs, but I'll see about sinking the valves .030" or so (to gain IH), which will leave me ~.060 before coil bind with my cam. This seems like the most cost effective way, since I plan on getting a VJ done on them anyway, and I'll probably get a 5 angle 75/60/45/30/15 so sinking them shouldn't hurt flow as much with the 15 degree cut...I'd wager it'll add a CC or two to my combustion chamber, though.


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Re: new cheap magnum spring upgrade for moderate cams [Re: patrick] #32718
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Could this go to the archives for future referance? Lots of goo info here, Thanks Patrick!!


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Re: new cheap magnum spring upgrade for moderate cams [Re: GO_Fish] #32719
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Yeah, its kind of odd that they don't publish any of the specs on their Mag springs... you have to dig even to find the installed height.




P5249464 116lbs @ 1.625, 251lbs @ 1.125

P4876062 131 @ 1.625, 305 @ 1.125

Rec'd installed height of 1.64 for both, can't find coil bind height for either one.

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