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Old 01-24-2026, 02:27 AM
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What's the max lift your heads can accomodate?
The engine shop did check,,, they said they might have to take just a little off the valve guide so the retainer doesn’t hit the seals for a .577 lift but it will work. It had .530 lift with the previous hft and cleared. On the head flow #’s the exhaust had peak flow at .600 lift. The intake only showed to .550 lift. The cam I will be using has .580 on the intake, .575 on the exhaust using my 1.60 rockers.

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