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Date:         Wed, 30 Aug 2000 09:48:19 -0400
Reply-To:     "Sharpe, Steven (Facilities Planning)" <SSharpe@FAC.UNC.EDU>
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From:         "Sharpe, Steven (Facilities Planning)" <SSharpe@FAC.UNC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
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Are there any good websites that explain and have pictures of swivel tips, roller tip, ratio rockers etc. I'm a little confused and could use some pictures.

Steve

-----Original Message----- From: Robert Lilley [mailto:Wolfvan88@AOL.COM] Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 7:54 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers

<<So there's a swivel tip and a roller tip available to choose from??? How would you choose between them???>> Mark,

Your budget.

I think that for a street engine the roller tips would be better because they reduce side load on the valve AND a small amount of friction.

The Pauter roller tips cost $330 a set (LESS with a group purchase). That includes the special solid rocker arm and spacers to set the rockers up.

Using standard ratio rockers you can get just the rockers or more (Recommended, while the stock screws last a long time in a stock engine, when the lift in increased, the pressure on the screw and valve in increased and can increase the normal wear and cause early wearing of the stock screw and valve surface. Another effect is that the side load on the valve in increased because the lift is increased. The swivel tips and roller tips are designed to reduce these effects)

9mm Rhino swivel feet $32.95 9mm Rhino 1.25 Rockers $119.95 HIGH PERF. ROCKER SHAFTS $31.95 ROCKER ARM SPACER KIT $10.95 Total$195.80

9MM RHINO ROCKER SCREWS $23.95

The Berg 1.4 ratio is @$450 a set. These rockers are slider. The arm that contacts the valve tips slide on the valve.

I got an email from Pauter that they will do a group purchase and I am waiting on pricing discount information.

Robert BTW I did say in past posts I used RL Water Wetter....


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