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Valve springs come in many sizes, styles and designs, but virtually all engines have them. They are usually very dependable and will generally last the life of the engine, but they can wear out and occasionally fail .
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During the first engine rebuild at 100,000, or 200,000 or more miles, it is probably a good idea to replace the used springs. Printkey 2000 windows 10. They tend to lose load with heat and cycles (mileage). If a valve spring fails or loses load to the point of allowing false motion, then you are likely to bend a valve or break something (from the piston to the head and valve train). These types of failures can be very expensive, but as long as they are serviced, new production springs might cover this replacement requirement.
PERFORMANCE
Sometimes high mileage on the engine means it is out of warranty, but customers often want more performance from the engine. Achieving this goal can be complicated, but a new camshaft is often specified as part of the performance package.
Typically, more horsepower and torque are desired, but this could lead to a cam selection that has more valve lift and more duration. While increased lift of the new cam can lead to more power and performance, it also leads to a need for better valve springs (more lift capacity).
SPECIFICATIONS
Typically, a valve spring has a free length and an outside diameter. The spring is generally wound from wire which has a constant diameter. The FCA US LLC engineers designed the production spring to be matched to the production cam, head and valve train. With added lift from the desired performance cam — and with increased engine speed from more duration and other performance additions — the production spring may not meet these needs. This article pertains to street or dual purpose engines.
WIRE DIAMETER
The spring’s wire diameter is basically the material from which the spring is wound, and typical valve spring wire runs in the .185″ to .225″ range in V8 performance springs. It also tells you the spring’s inside diameter by the simple calculation of two times the wire diameter subtracted from the OD.
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The valve guide is part of the cylinder head and the valve spring must fit over the guide. The valve seal fits over the guide or on the valve stem and must fit/operate within the spring’s inside diameter. Additionally, the seal must fit between the top of the valve guide and the bottom of the retainer at max valve lift. The valve seal is very important to street engines because the engines will burn oil without valve seals.
OUTSIDE DIAMETER
Most V8 engine valve springs have an outside diameter of about 1.50″. The spring’s specific outside diameter is machined into the cylinder head to create the valve’s spring seat. This is usually prevalent in two closely related engines: the 1967-92/93 A-engine (small block) and the 1992/93-2003 Magnum (small block).
The A-engine springs have a 1.50″ OD while the Magnum uses 1.42″ OD. A-engine springs do not fit on the Magnum engine family. Machining the spring seats to the larger diameter is one solution to resolve this situation. This operation is commonly done for racing engines, but it’s expensive for a street engine and for just a cam change.
The best solution is to use a specially designed HP Magnum valve spring like P5249464 and use retainers P4452032 (no special machining required). This is good for valve lifts up to .525″ lift. If you need more lift capacity, then use P4876062 spring (with the “032“ retainer) for up to .600″ valve lift.
INSTALLED HEIGHT (LOADS)
The free length of the spring is one of the most obvious spring specifications because it is very visible when you purchase it. However, the most important spring specification to the engine builder and the spring designer is the installed height, the distance between the spring seat in the head to the bottom side of the retainer with the valve seated.
