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What can stock L03 valve springs handle?

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Old 04-04-2004, 09:57 PM
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What can stock L03 valve springs handle?

What are the stock L03, aka 305 tbi, valve springs rated at? What's the max lift they can handle?
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New ones, about .425".

Used ones, will float at .400" lift and much more than 4000 RPM.

A more aggressive cam, such as a Comp XE or a Crane or Lunati of the same general sort, will almost float them at idle. Even a LT1 cam is too much for used stock springs.
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