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pushrod length #954504 03/20/11 02:01 PM 03/20/11 02:01 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,062 Amherst,NY challengermike OP super stock
challengermike OP super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,062 Amherst,NY	If you go with a .018 thinner headgasket could you still get away with the same pushrods on a hydraulic lifter engine?

Re: pushrod length [Re: challengermike] #954505 03/20/11 02:26 PM 03/20/11 02:26 PM
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RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Yes, you're OK live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: pushrod length [Re: RapidRobert] #954506 03/20/11 02:45 PM 03/20/11 02:45 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,062 Amherst,NY challengermike OP super stock
challengermike OP super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,062 Amherst,NY	i figured it would be but i thought i should just ask though.

Re: pushrod length [Re: challengermike] #954507 03/20/11 02:57 PM 03/20/11 02:57 PM
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RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	I totally agree, every detail is worth checking, being meticulous adds up will get you to the finish line faster than the next who isn't live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: pushrod length [Re: challengermike] #954508 03/20/11 03:53 PM 03/20/11 03:53 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 797 arizona, usa L lokalik super stock
lokalik super stock L Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 797 arizona, usa	Quote: If you go with a .018 thinner headgasket could you still get away with the same pushrods on a hydraulic lifter engine? which head gaskets will you be using?

Re: pushrod length [Re: lokalik] #954509 03/20/11 04:52 PM 03/20/11 04:52 PM
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challengermike OP super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,062 Amherst,NY	Its for a buick grand national engine.but its still the same setup as the mopars with non adjustable rockers.i asked a few questions over at the buicks sites but it seems to be a ghost town over there,lol.

Re: pushrod length [Re: challengermike] #954510 03/20/11 04:57 PM 03/20/11 04:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,050 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,050 U.S.S.A.	Quote: If you go with a .018 thinner headgasket could you still get away with the same pushrods on a hydraulic lifter engine? DEPENDS , how much are the lifters already compressed from any head and/or block cutting that has already been done , assuming you have stock length pushrods.

Re: pushrod length [Re: JohnRR] #954511 03/20/11 05:05 PM 03/20/11 05:05 PM
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challengermike OP super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,062 Amherst,NY	Its all stock now.i just wanted to bump the compression up alittle and since im pulling the heads to have them redone.

Re: pushrod length [Re: challengermike] #954512 03/20/11 05:07 PM 03/20/11 05:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,050 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,050 U.S.S.A.	Quote: Its all stock now.i just wanted to bump the compression up alittle and since im pulling the heads to have them redone. Before you pull the rockers with the intake off see if you can see how much the lifters cups are preloaded.

Re: pushrod length [Re: JohnRR] #954513 03/20/11 05:11 PM 03/20/11 05:11 PM
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challengermike OP super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,062 Amherst,NY	sounds like a good idea,i will look and see.

Re: pushrod length [Re: challengermike] #954514 03/20/11 05:21 PM 03/20/11 05:21 PM
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MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	usually you will not have a problem with a change like that. Hydraulic lifters have a lot of forgiveness built in. I would be very surprised if you were to have a problem.

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