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#1
06-13-2026, 11:25 AM
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beehive springs
whos used them?
this would be another solution to the interference of retainer and follower
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#2
06-13-2026, 01:27 PM
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Gary when I built the 301 25+ years ago I used Chevy V8 LS Beehive springs. I think I still have the extra ones in a box somewhere. If I remember correctly we had to cut the spring pockets on the 1bbl head to use them.
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06-13-2026, 03:32 PM
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what were the results?
do you remember the specs on them? what head was you using?
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06-15-2026, 01:42 PM
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I wanted to run beehives, but did not find a set with the right spring height. I didn't look at cutting the spring pocket. I acquired an assembled head with them on it, but it also has longer valve stems on them so cannot be ran with a stock cam. I forget the measurement of the stem height, so not even sure it can be ran with a re-ground. I don't have numbers on the springs or valves.
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#5
06-15-2026, 06:23 PM
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put a lash adjuster and follower on them to see if theres an interference issue
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