That's about it if you're not going after a race truck. I had installed the
Roller Rockers on my V6 since I was planning on running Nitrous (or a
Blower) and wanted some extra valvetrain stability. (Especially at high
rpm's.) Are they needed...no. Since they are the Crower 1.6:1 Rollers,
there were no Pushrod/Valve Spring replacements required. On the 1.7:1,
Crower recommends different valve springs due to the possibility of cold
bind...but others have done without. Frank (F&B) had written something
about the pushrod lengths, but i'm not sure if that applied to the Crower
Rockers or not.
So far, it looks like you've got all the regular "Go Fast Goodies" for a
street machine. ;)
The only item I would personally change is the Intake system...Quick-D
and/or K&N make a great Intake Tube System and seems to work better than the
old-school 14" Rounds. (I tried it myself originally with a 10" on my V6
and found that when the engine is warm, the Intake Tube system works much
better.)
$0.02
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Roller Rockers and Other Minor Mods
All right you power hungry dudes/dudettes, please tell an ignorant bastard
like
me what some light engine mods are that will promote long engine life!
For instance, I've heard it would be a good idea to swap out the stock
rocker
arms for some roller rockers for longer engine life. Is this true? Do I
replace/upgrade the push rods and springs while I'm at it?
Please note, I'm not setting the truck up for racing use. I just want to
make
the improvements that will give me a strong and more bullet proof engine for
my
wheeling adventures and day to day use. Besides, I like tinkering with it!
:-)
Some bolt on stuff I've done so far on my '98 318:
JBA Headers
180 T-Stat
Magnacore Wires
Cat-Back Exhaust
Open Element Air Cleaner (FABM)
Synthetic Oils
Planned Mods:
F&B Stage I TB
TIA
Tom
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