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head help!

i didnt find a form talking about how big of valves i can have, so i was just wondering how big of valves i can have with 1.6 roller rockers?
1988 LX coupe. a dressed up motor with full exhaust and BBK shorties with flowmasters, BBK CAI, accufab 65mm tb, HO upper intake, cobra valve covers.

head help!

Reply #1
Well since the 1.6 rockers are the same ratio as your stock ones, the stock E7 valves won't have a problem.  Were the valves enlarged when the heads were ported?
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head help!

Reply #2
i dont think so.
but i want to get them enlarged, but i need to know how big i can get them.
1988 LX coupe. a dressed up motor with full exhaust and BBK shorties with flowmasters, BBK CAI, accufab 65mm tb, HO upper intake, cobra valve covers.

head help!

Reply #3
Do you understand what youre asking?

Rocker arms have NOTHING to do when dictating valve size.

Do you mean to ask about the cam?
It's Gumby's fault.

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Reply #4
no, im asking how big of valve i can get before they hit the pistons.
1988 LX coupe. a dressed up motor with full exhaust and BBK shorties with flowmasters, BBK CAI, accufab 65mm tb, HO upper intake, cobra valve covers.

head help!

Reply #5
You're talking about piston-to-valve clerance, then.  The cam profile affects this more than the size of the valves do.

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Reply #6
so, i can have 2.02,1.60 valves with a HO cam. i dont have the money to experiment with these kinds of things. so i was just wondering if someone knows.
1988 LX coupe. a dressed up motor with full exhaust and BBK shorties with flowmasters, BBK CAI, accufab 65mm tb, HO upper intake, cobra valve covers.

head help!

Reply #7
you have to flycut your pistons for 2.02 valves unless your running the twisted wedge heads. 1.6 sounds fine (not quite sure) but you will have to cut your pistons with the 2.02's.

 

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Reply #8
why is twisted wedge heads different with 2.02 then other 2.02 valve heads?
1988 LX coupe. a dressed up motor with full exhaust and BBK shorties with flowmasters, BBK CAI, accufab 65mm tb, HO upper intake, cobra valve covers.

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Reply #9
Tw heads have different angle,don't go as deep.
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Reply #10
E7's can be made to work,With I think your sayin.202
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #11
ooo ok. thank you,
but does anybody know how big have valves i can get with a HO cam?
1988 LX coupe. a dressed up motor with full exhaust and BBK shorties with flowmasters, BBK CAI, accufab 65mm tb, HO upper intake, cobra valve covers.

head help!

Reply #12
oo haha, sorry about that ,ast message, i didnt see yours kitzdnm
1988 LX coupe. a dressed up motor with full exhaust and BBK shorties with flowmasters, BBK CAI, accufab 65mm tb, HO upper intake, cobra valve covers.

head help!

Reply #13
oo haha, sorry about that ,ast message, i didnt see yours kitzdnm
1988 LX coupe. a dressed up motor with full exhaust and BBK shorties with flowmasters, BBK CAI, accufab 65mm tb, HO upper intake, cobra valve covers.

head help!

Reply #14
well, thank you kitzdmn for your help. and thanks to all the people who helped me out with this thread.
1988 LX coupe. a dressed up motor with full exhaust and BBK shorties with flowmasters, BBK CAI, accufab 65mm tb, HO upper intake, cobra valve covers.