Rocker arms a necessity?

06-06-2001, 01:31 PM

With my mods listed below, alng w/ fact i' planning on blowing next year

, does it make any sense on upgrading to 1.6 rr's??? Should I not bother and save the $$$ for other more important mods? Thanks for the input!

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'90 LX 5.0; 12K original miles (no sh*&); 3.55 gears; pulleys;Edelbrock Performer Heads; BBK shorties; MSD 6AL box w/ blaster 2 coil; Motorsport E303 cam; Pro-M 75mm MAF; BBK 70mm TB; Eibach spring kit; Southside welded subs; K&N cone filter charger; Hurst shifter; fiberglass turbo hood; A/C-less; rear seat-less; cat-less; 2 chamber Flos; Corbeau racing seats (fronts);
30# injectors; JMS Chip; 190 lb fp; TFS track heat Intake (12.299 @ 113)

red82gt · 06-06-2001, 02:08 PM

Why wouldn't you want to upgrade? A quality set of RR's will be much stronger than the stamped pieces and being rollers they'll reduce friction. I can't think of any other mods that I'd do first for the money.

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GT-40 heads (ported, polished, + milled), B303 cam, 1.7rr's, JE pistons, Offy intake, Carter AFB 625cfm carb, Flowtech 1 5/8" shortys, Flowtech X-pipe, MAC Flowpath exhaust, MAC pulleys, 373's, subframes, Eibachs+Tokicos, B&M ripper, FMS Clutch, Zoom Quadrant+cable, 17" CSA Ultra rims, 235/45ZR17 Yokohama AVS S4's, MSD 6A ignition+coil, FMS 9mm wires, Carbed, Naturally Aspirated, and Nasty!

exgmguy · 06-06-2001, 02:17 PM

A good aftermarket rocker arm will be more stable at high rpm. (flexing) Also the stock stamped steel factory 1.6's are not a precision piece. There are inconsistencies in their manufacturing.

06-06-2001, 03:52 PM

My thinking exactly, but I always like to check w/ you guys first.......I second guess myself to make sure I'm doing the right thing. Thanks.

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'90 LX 5.0; 12K original miles (no sh*&); 3.55 gears; pulleys;Edelbrock Performer Heads; BBK shorties; MSD 6AL box w/ blaster 2 coil; Motorsport E303 cam; Pro-M 75mm MAF; BBK 70mm TB; Eibach spring kit; Southside welded subs; K&N cone filter charger; Hurst shifter; fiberglass turbo hood; A/C-less; rear seat-less; cat-less; 2 chamber Flos; Corbeau racing seats (fronts);
30# injectors; JMS Chip; 190 lb fp; TFS track heat Intake (12.299 @ 113)

06-06-2001, 01:31 PM	#1
bada$$lx Guest Posts: n/a	Rocker arms a necessity? With my mods listed below, alng w/ fact i' planning on blowing next year , does it make any sense on upgrading to 1.6 rr's??? Should I not bother and save the $$$ for other more important mods? Thanks for the input! ------------------ '90 LX 5.0; 12K original miles (no sh*&); 3.55 gears; pulleys;Edelbrock Performer Heads; BBK shorties; MSD 6AL box w/ blaster 2 coil; Motorsport E303 cam; Pro-M 75mm MAF; BBK 70mm TB; Eibach spring kit; Southside welded subs; K&N cone filter charger; Hurst shifter; fiberglass turbo hood; A/C-less; rear seat-less; cat-less; 2 chamber Flos; Corbeau racing seats (fronts); 30# injectors; JMS Chip; 190 lb fp; TFS track heat Intake (12.299 @ 113)

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06-06-2001, 02:08 PM	#2
red82gt Sober voice of Reason Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Kelowna, B.C., Canada Posts: 1,514	Why wouldn't you want to upgrade? A quality set of RR's will be much stronger than the stamped pieces and being rollers they'll reduce friction. I can't think of any other mods that I'd do first for the money. ------------------ GT-40 heads (ported, polished, + milled), B303 cam, 1.7rr's, JE pistons, Offy intake, Carter AFB 625cfm carb, Flowtech 1 5/8" shortys, Flowtech X-pipe, MAC Flowpath exhaust, MAC pulleys, 373's, subframes, Eibachs+Tokicos, B&M ripper, FMS Clutch, Zoom Quadrant+cable, 17" CSA Ultra rims, 235/45ZR17 Yokohama AVS S4's, MSD 6A ignition+coil, FMS 9mm wires, Carbed, Naturally Aspirated, and Nasty!

06-06-2001, 02:17 PM	#3
exgmguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Utica, Michigan Posts: 2,631	A good aftermarket rocker arm will be more stable at high rpm. (flexing) Also the stock stamped steel factory 1.6's are not a precision piece. There are inconsistencies in their manufacturing.

06-06-2001, 03:52 PM	#4
bada$$lx Guest Posts: n/a	My thinking exactly, but I always like to check w/ you guys first.......I second guess myself to make sure I'm doing the right thing. Thanks. ------------------ '90 LX 5.0; 12K original miles (no sh*&); 3.55 gears; pulleys;Edelbrock Performer Heads; BBK shorties; MSD 6AL box w/ blaster 2 coil; Motorsport E303 cam; Pro-M 75mm MAF; BBK 70mm TB; Eibach spring kit; Southside welded subs; K&N cone filter charger; Hurst shifter; fiberglass turbo hood; A/C-less; rear seat-less; cat-less; 2 chamber Flos; Corbeau racing seats (fronts); 30# injectors; JMS Chip; 190 lb fp; TFS track heat Intake (12.299 @ 113)