340 Vs 360
Come on dude. Now you just want to argue.
To compare that lift plate to eight rocker arms working on eight valve springs at 50 or 60 times a second is just stupid.
You're going out of your way to ignore the fact that when it comes to fasteners, the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts.
Look at a 5 stud wheel vs a centrelock wheel.
When there's 5 fasteners, look how small they each can be.
When there's just 1 fastener look how large it's required to be.
The strength of the shaft rocker system isn't the size of the fasteners, or even specifically the quantity.
It's the fact that they're all fastening the same shaft together in unison and working together, rather than working individually.
Set the engine on the ground and then jerk it straight up two feet and then stop it. Then slam it down as fast as you can until it barely touches the floor and see how long those little bolts hold up. It won’t be long.
Is this actually how you think valve springs work?
Do you think applying this kinda force would pull a 7/16 chevy rocker stud out first? Or a chrysler rocker shaft held in by five 3/8 bolts?
Something tells me I'm not going to get an answer to this obvious question. :lol:
