View Single Post
Old 01-22-2012, 12:17 PM   #30
Alan Roehrich
Veteran Member
 
Alan Roehrich's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Murfreesboro TN
Posts: 5,113
Likes: 1,571
Liked 1,826 Times in 414 Posts
Default Re: Rocker Clarification is up!!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by ss wannabee View Post
Don't see why ratio would matter as long as valve lift spec wasn't exceeded...Again, the spring pressure deal "opened" up this can of worms...

Would think though...that MOST stocker cam lobe profiles were created with the STOCK rocker arm ratio in mind....notice that I said MOST...but not ALL...

It's called "area under the curve". Making the rocker move the valve faster than the lobe can with the stock rocker ratio gives you more area under the lift curve.
__________________
Alan Roehrich
212A G/S
Alan Roehrich is offline   Reply With Quote