Randy N Connie
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Do you think a rocker arm stud girdle would contribute any to
stiffening the deck of the SC 3.8 head?
Randy
stiffening the deck of the SC 3.8 head?
Randy
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David Neibert said:Interested to hear more on how you would set/mount the rocker on the extra long studs....do you use some type of jam nut arrangment ?
David
CMac89 said:First you have to get the right adjuster nut like in the pic below and then the girdle goes on the sleeve you see on the nut. You just set the girdle over it then tighen the girdle down and you're done.
boostedbird said:I already boost too 22 PSI without problems with the head or valvetrain hehehe
seawalkersee said:I can actually see a good benefit to this. In effect, you would be pushing against the force of the entire valve setup as apposed to just the pedasteal that each individual rocker is on. It would probably only be a small amount of pressure, but it would make for less deflection AND add the needed rigidity to the entire valve train. I think Casey might be on to something with his setup...Hmmmmmm....shaft mounts for the 3.8?
Chris
Like the old school LT1 stuff. That was exactly what I was thinking. If you cut a billitt head, are you going to make it have coolant passages? I would be interested if there were such a thing. That way I could still drive it to the track and on cruise nights.Randy N Connie said:I think so to. But it would be nice to add more parts to the
rocker stud girdle to siffen the hole top of head.
Have the rocker stud girdle extend and bolt to another girdle,
to extend to the valve cover flange. And be bolted there also.
Randy
seawalkersee said:Like the old school LT1 stuff. That was exactly what I was thinking. If you cut a billitt head, are you going to make it have coolant passages? I would be interested if there were such a thing. That way I could still drive it to the track and on cruise nights.
Chris