valve spring options

B.A.D Performance · Apr 27, 2014

Ive ran a set of shimmed 910s for about 2 years on my daily driver. The truck blew a headgasket at 300k miles so I decided to rebuild the whole motor. Upon tear down I noticed valve to piston contact on 5 of the 8 pistons. All springs were shimmed to 1.750-1.760 and the valves still hit.

My question is is there a better set up for valve springs that doesn't require custom machining of the cylinder head or that cost a ton of money?

jwlandry · Apr 27, 2014

I think crower makes a set or hypermax

TyCorr · Apr 27, 2014

Swamps makes valvesprings. Unsure if they require a bunch of machining.

blaze42069 · Apr 28, 2014

What about the comp cams beehive springs??:shrug:

B.A.D Performance · Apr 28, 2014

Well the comp Beehive springs are what im leaning towards but I cant seem to find much info on them in a 7.3 application

Short Bus · Apr 28, 2014

I have ran beehives for years

Short Bus · Apr 28, 2014

910's are junk paper weights

TyCorr · Apr 28, 2014

Short Bus said:
I have ran beehives for years

Require machining? I was seriously considering taking my truck to hypermax and having them do my heads. Be good to go for a long time after that.

Short Bus · Apr 28, 2014

No machining.

TyCorr · Apr 28, 2014

Suh-weet! The hmax springs required fairly involved machine work.

B.A.D Performance · Apr 28, 2014

So comp Beehive are a drop in? What do you use for a valve stem seal?

smokinstroker92 · Apr 28, 2014

You can use a stock seal

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B.A.D Performance · Apr 28, 2014

Im just confused as to why alot of people say comp 910s are worthless yet it seems like everybody and their brother buys and sells them.

Why havnt the comp b eehives caught on like the 910s.

Short Bus · Apr 28, 2014

910's are cheap that's why

Magnum PD · Apr 28, 2014

The kit that I got, it came with locator seats. You could use the stock locator seats that have the seals with them. I felt that there was too much slack verses the new locators. Just had to get additional seals. Chevy small block valve seals.

Is the seat pressure around 175 lbs?

Tim @ P.I.S. · Apr 29, 2014

B.A.D Performance said:
Im just confused as to why alot of people say comp 910s are worthless yet it seems like everybody and their brother buys and sells them.

Why havnt the comp b eehives caught on like the 910s.

Just like every other component used someone that has no real education on the topic is making recommendations.

B.A.D Performance · Apr 29, 2014

If I would have known about the comp b eehives a year and a half ago maybe my cam wouldn't have ruts worn in the lobes and my lifters wouldn't have been destroyed.

Its just crazy to me apparently everyone knows they are crappy yet people are still buying them. I can show you proof of the damaged they have caused.