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Re: [T3] Are ratio rockers worthwhile expense for stock FI engine


And they get you to a valve job much faster... and since 60-70K already
comes pretty quickly less than that is too frequent for me anyway.

Keith


> Ratio rockers are a quick and easy way to up the power out of your engine,
BUT
> they come at a cost. In addition to the expense of just buying them,
there's
> the fact that they increase the stress on all the other parts in the valve
> train. Expect your cam lifetime to go down by a factor that is at least as
> large as the gain you got in horsepower.
>
> Like everything else, it's a compromise. So you get to choose which is
more
> important to you.
>
> -- 
> Jim Adney
> jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, WI 53711-3054
> USA


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