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1.5 or 1.6 HS rockers. which to buy?? #1340029
11/23/12 12:44 PM
11/23/12 12:44 PM
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getting ready to buy some new rockers for my w2 econo heads stuck between 1.5 and 1.6 not doing anything special except some street strip with the car what would you recommend and in my case does it really matter??

Re: 1.5 or 1.6 HS rockers. which to buy?? [Re: DaKuda] #1340030
11/23/12 03:32 PM
11/23/12 03:32 PM
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It depends more on the cam profile and the heads and what type of gains your looking for. If it's a mild to medium cam combo flip a coin, either ratio would work just fine for a street/ strip combo.


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Re: 1.5 or 1.6 HS rockers. which to buy?? [Re: DaKuda] #1340031
11/23/12 03:42 PM
11/23/12 03:42 PM
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Bend,OR USA
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1.6 om W2 work great is my


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Re: 1.5 or 1.6 HS rockers. which to buy?? [Re: Cab_Burge] #1340032
11/23/12 04:18 PM
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El Dorado Ca
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Go for the better cam and run the 1.6's


1965 Plymouth Barracuda 273 M/SA
1970 Plymouth Duster 360/904 10.60s with J heads
Re: 1.5 or 1.6 HS rockers. which to buy?? [Re: DaKuda] #1340033
11/23/12 04:26 PM
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Re: 1.5 or 1.6 HS rockers. which to buy?? [Re: 66er] #1340034
11/24/12 12:13 PM
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If the price it the same I would go with the 1.6's. I use Hughes 1.6 rockers. Ron

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