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I've wondered about converting a W2 to like a stud mount rocker setup and use chevy rockers like on the eddy magnum heads. The setup might not be as nice but certainly alot more cost friendly. Just my


I have checked this on Largeport commando heads, and there will be the issue with side loads. To avoid the sideload the valve needs to be angled (canted) parallell to the pushrod. Or, you must fabricate something for the rocker to guide against sideways. You also need a stud boss that is offset; maybe a steelplate can be made to hold it. I guess there is so much work to this that making some offset rockers could be simpler. Ask a local hobby blacksmith if he can forge something that can be machined to a rocker. My