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Old 07-08-2011, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by b-man View Post
Sorry, you can't just torque the rocker nuts down and be done with a non-stock cam. You're looking at a very short engine/valvetrain life and a lot of problems.

There is ONLY one right way - straight 7/16" studs and polylock nuts, then learn to adjust the valves.
And it is so easy. I have never in 36 years of working on Pontiac's gone with the factory settings.

It is so easy (and normal to me) to just buy a set of polylocks and adjust the valvetrain. It only takes a second to learn. Even if you stay with the bottleneck studs and use 3/8 polylocks....... The lift of the 2802 does not mandate 7/16 studs but they are cheap insurance. Just a thought.

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