Thread: Which Locks and Retainers

Originally Posted by SyntheticShield

So keep my locks or brand new OEM locks, and upgrade the retainers?

Based on my limited knowledge, I would keep your locks and get the required beehive retainers.

I just realized I will have a brand new set of CC 105# springs and retainers, sitting on my desk Monday afternoon. These I won't be using.

Hmmm you are only installing 1.7 rr? No cam? Age and miles on your car? Depending your answers, I would just use stock springs/retainers. It would be much easier on your tensioner.

Originally Posted by IndeedSS

Based on my limited knowledge, I would keep your locks and get the required beehive retainers.

I just realized I will have a brand new set of CC 105# springs and retainers, sitting on my desk Monday afternoon. These I won't be using.

Hmmm you are only installing 1.7 rr? No cam? Age and miles on your car? Depending your answers, I would just use stock springs/retainers. It would be much easier on your tensioner.

Thats what I was thinking. I mean we are only talking about 0.04 more in ratio. I have no plans for a cam now, I have 117k on the car. My only concern with using stock springs would be that if over time as they age, they may not be enough to stop valve float. But then I weigh that with what is the possibility of valve float with that low ratio upgrade. In trying to give this a great deal of serious thought, I think the most I would do is take out the 1.7's and put in 1.8's, and that would be a ways down the road unless I just found some 1.8's for a steal.

So, why for will you have a new set of CC 105 springs and retainers if you arent going to be using them? You gonna sell them?

Originally Posted by SyntheticShield

Thats what I was thinking. I mean we are only talking about 0.04 more in ratio. I have no plans for a cam now, I have 117k on the car. My only concern with using stock springs would be that if over time as they age, they may not be enough to stop valve float. But then I weigh that with what is the possibility of valve float with that low ratio upgrade. In trying to give this a great deal of serious thought, I think the most I would do is take out the 1.7's and put in 1.8's, and that would be a ways down the road unless I just found some 1.8's for a steal.

So, why for will you have a new set of CC 105 springs and retainers if you arent going to be using them? You gonna sell them?

I think you would be fine up to a 1.84 w/o valve float from what I've read.

I ordered a set of 1.9 modded stockers for my sons GTP during ZZP's woot sale and got, springs, retainers, rocker install kit for $3.

We have no intention of using any of that stuff except for the rockers. So yep I may sell the additional items to help offset what he had to pay for the rockers. The only thing potentially useful to me may be the springs, but I doubt I'll have to replace them on my car.