Comp valve keepers- Is this an issue??

4spdragtop said
Intake valve is old correct? Old locks fit correct? New exhaust valve and NEW locks fit? Tells me your new valves and locks are a different degree than your old ones. No big deal run the old ones on old valves as long as there isnt any wear or damage. AND that your new RETAINERS except both different degrees of locks. Caps are for emphasis, not yelling lol

Thanks for the input, but I'm not sure I'm following what you're saying. You are correct, the intake valves are the old stockers, and the old 2-groove locks fit, as they should. The exhaust valves are new, and the new locks fit. The new 744-16 Comp retainers are 7* as are the stock locks. The new locks are supposed to be 7* as well, but maybe Comp dropped in some 10* intake locks in the package, since the intake and exhaust locks are different due to different groove counts. Although, by looking at them, they sure don't look like 10* locks to me, though I could be wrong.

4spdragtop said
i checked Rock auto link and there is no spec as to what degree they make the valves at? Obviously if the new 606-16 fit the Engine tech valves, I would assume ET valves are 7 degree. SOOO that leads me to believe the old valve and lock would be 10 degree

I'm not quite following this either. From my understanding, valves aren't made to accept a specific degree locks. You can use either 10* or 7* locks and retainers on the valves as long as the retainers and corresponding locks match one another, obviously. But the valves don't require a specific degree locking system. The old locks are stock 7*.