Date:         Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:33:28 PDT
Reply-To:     Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
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Oh, so our choices are actually three in number - I didn't really pay much
attention to the word "Rhino" I just assumed you were refering to the Gene
Berg Rockers.

So, you seem to like Pauter with roller tips more than Rhino with added
swivel tips for street use...

Do the Gene Berg slider rockers strike you as being better in any way
compared to the Pauter???

Yeah, I know money matters in any decision to buy, but if I think I can get
something better, sometimes I'll just hold off buying until I have more
saved... Which is why I never buy anything I guess, I can never save any....

Theres no Gene Berg Group Purchase that could be done if it is better of all
three???


>From: Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88@AOL.COM>
>
><<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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