Recent content by femtnmax

thanks AndyF for posting. A good read. I asked a few questions, talked with owner of one of the leading shops that provides alot of respected info on this forum and others. The MRE rocker arms are made by HS, but they are not the same rocker as HS (HS w/o a shaft bearing). So the geometry...

For what???????????????????Read the TrickFlow data sheet that comes with the heads. If your rocker geometry mod is the magic carpet...do like the other leaders do on this forum....post a full presentation of the design and improved geometry, not just a couple of vague pics.

I never liked the half mood spacer idea either. At TrickFlow when they designed the heads, there were probably plenty of design iterations before they settled on a final geometry. The mid-lift rocker geometry has been around for decades, and this was not TF's first cylinder head design...

B3R3...yes, I get the idea for sure. I was going to experiment with raising the rocker shaft and see what geometry results...which I realize you are way ahead of me. My understanding is the MRE rocker arms are budget Harland and Sharp rockers, so they should use the same spacers under the...

The MRE rockers have 900 miles on them, so I took the rocker shafts off and disassembled everything. Those miles included a 200 mile endurance test with a minimal speed of 80 mph, and top speeds of 110+ mph. Thus the minimum cruise engine speed was 3700 rpm for 200 miles. I did stop once for...

Here is a photo of the banana grooves I cut in the MRE rocker shafts using an angle grinder with thin cut-off wheel (about 1/8 inch wide). Finished the shaft cuts with 600 grit emery cloth. To help valve train oiling for the .550 valve lift I tripled the amount of oil flowing to the rocker...

432 low deck. Howards hydraulic flat tappet cam, Crower lifters. MRE 1.6 roller rocker arms and MRE rocker shafts. 8.90 effective length pushrods with 5/32 radius ball/cup. Felpro .039 head gasket #1009. Rocker arm sweep contact on valve stems was approx .055 inch width, contact starting...

trail...I have that type, but was looking for something to positively compress dual valve springs...I did not make that clear in my post. thanks.

Any recommendations for valve spring compressor with engine in car? Comp and Proform offer spring compressors. The Comp handle looks like it may interfere with the fenderwell, power brake booster, etc. Would think the Comp is better quality than the Proform. Search thru this forum did not...

Like dragin said about having a pair... I use Compcam Hi-tech length checkers, each turn is .05 change in length. The lengths are accurate...send the dimension to Smith Brothers.

My wife had a Ruger LCP 380. It had several problems so she replaced it with a Sig P238 380. This Sig did not like gun oil for lube between the slide and rail (2 failure to eject, each after about 50 rounds), instead we are using Lubriplate per Sig armorer recommendations with no problems now...

Just bought this gun recently because it is small, easy to conceal carry, is single stack, and my wife can shoot it easily. First thing took it apart, cleaned and lubed per owner handbook included with the gun. Then to the range to break in and test for initial reliability. The FMJ rounds I...

I have had the same firewall boot problem...tearing over time. It is almost as if the new boots are not made to the correct shape.

Here is Mancini Racing MRE roller rocker, 1.6 ratio, made by Harland Sharp, but a budget version of their full roller rocker. According to a forum moderator on the dodge charger forum these rockers are good for up to 400 lb open spring pressure and hold up well. These MRE rockers do not have...

I just mocked up crane iron rockers, crane gold with roller tip, and oem stamped rocker just for interest. With valve closed the Crane iron rocker contacts the valve stem at near stem centerline (see Photo). Rocker contact "rocks" toward exhaust side of valve stem, then the rocker starts to...