gilberjj
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posted December 17, 2010 10:17 AM
Where are the cheapest heavy duty valve springs?
Cheapest I've found are Orient Express heavy duty valve springs for $142. Anything else that is cheaper out there??? Any alternatives?
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quick6
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posted December 17, 2010 12:25 PM
i put carpenter springs in mine. about $150 i believe.
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posted December 17, 2010 12:29 PM
that's about the best price you're gonna find
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posted December 17, 2010 02:52 PM
 Edited By: Shane661 on 17 Dec 2010 22:53
Why do you you want the cheapest? All valve springs are not created equal...even if they are called "heavy duty". There are places you can afford to skimp, and valve springs are not one of them.
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gilberjj
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posted December 17, 2010 11:24 PM
Maybe I should have used the term "least expensive."
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gilberjj
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posted December 17, 2010 11:36 PM
Found some from RC's performance for $140.... 
http://www.rcsperformanceonline.com/Heavy_Duty_Valve_Springs_p/heavy%20valve%20springs.htm
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posted December 18, 2010 04:49 AM
Edited By: Shane661 on 18 Dec 2010 12:49
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Maybe I should have used the term "least expensive."
I was thinking that a descriptor more like, "most reliable", "highest quality", or "best performing" might do the trick in this case...
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posted December 18, 2010 06:08 AM
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Maybe I should have used the term "least expensive."
I was thinking that a descriptor more like, "most reliable", "highest quality", or "best performing" might do the trick in this case...
I gotta agree. In some areas you have to spend what needs to be spent to get the job done right. I'm a frugal guy in most areas myself, but not with engine internals 
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posted December 18, 2010 09:25 AM
It's not just the cost $ there's another factor to consider? And that is loss of horsepower most aftermarket springs add 10 to 15 pounds of seat pressure on each spring x16=160 to 240 per complete revolution. I don't have any way of chicken open pressure? But it's going to be more. That's going to cost you horsepower? I ask Carpenter how much HP loss. he said they had never tested a set of springs by themselves. I asked Ryan Schnitz he also said they had never tested a set by themselves but guessed it at about 5 hp loss that sounds about right to me. When Kawi build these motors they put the spring pressure right on the edge they ate given nothing away. But for the guys running nitrous you have to have the extra pressure in case you missed a Gear or the wheel spins and won't shift? Well you don't have to but if you saw what was left of my first motor the only thing usable out of it was the crankshaft and the transmission. We put the single Carpenter Springs in my sons 14. So when people ask him is your motor stock he has to say no I have springs in it. It's hard to convince them that that's a horsepower loss. But when the nitrous comes on they see the bigger picture LOL. Sometimes you have to spend horsepower to make horsepower. I would think you're okay up to a 40 shot? But who knows for sure.
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posted December 18, 2010 11:34 AM
Hey Gilberjj the best price you will find on a brand new set of springs is mine. I have a brand new set of springs still in the wrapper, pm me if your interested.
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gilberjj
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posted December 20, 2010 03:52 PM
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Hey Gilberjj the best price you will find on a brand new set of springs is mine. I have a brand new set of springs still in the wrapper, pm me if your interested.
I pmed you. I'm interested. Get back to me at gilberjj@gmail.com
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