Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:09:10 EDT
Reply-To: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
Steve;
I was at the Pauter web site today. Heavy duty VW racing goodies.
Mostly beyond the average Joe's needs but still way cool. JEG's has a lot
of shinny go-faster goodies to ogle also. www.jegs.com. Catalogs are
free.
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC>
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
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On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 09:48:19 -0400 "Sharpe, Steven (Facilities Planning)"
<SSharpe@FAC.UNC.EDU> writes:
>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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