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Push Rod Tubes

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:10 am
by Steve S
I'm having a head ported for a performance road engine. My machinist has suggested that while he's in there, he install larger push rod tubes in case I want to go with larger rods, especially for a supercharged setup. The engine has a roller cam, which uses much stronger springs than stock. Has anyone found the stock size push rods to be inadequate in a performance engine with these heavy springs, or any downside to having the larger tubes installed even if the push rod size is not increased? Is there anything to be gained by using larger push rods? Seems to me the stock size is ok. - Steve Simmons, TC8975