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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 04:00 PM
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i bought flat valves for lsvtec setup, how ever i am gonna boost it. i bought flat valves and found out that dished valves is best for boost. now my question is whats the disadvantage of me just tossing in the flat valves?
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 05:27 PM
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Where'd you hear that? Many of us do flat valves on turbo, and been doing it for years.
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 05:50 PM
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The difference in compression between dish and flat is so small its not even worth considering. Same with the weight difference.
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 06:29 PM
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i was just reading on some forums. but the compression makes sense. thanks alot
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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 04:43 AM
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Default Re: flat valves

Originally Posted by dc2t
i was just reading on some forums. but the compression makes sense. thanks alot
sell them to me for pennies and you can go buy dished
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