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Old 02-18-2010, 02:50 PM
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I bought a head with rocket valvetrain,

ive heard of them before, but a search doesnt come up with anything.

Is this a decent valvetrain?

I plan to run Pro 1's,

any known issues?

any reviews?

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Old 02-18-2010, 08:23 PM
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Seen a friend drop valves with these! JUNK! One word FERREA they wont let you down
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lots of all motor guys run it with the rocket cams, but perhaps they are junk as ^^ suggests...
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I had the rockets in my turbo car with Pro 1's and the retainer let go at 450 hp and blew my motor, and my turbo it cost me about 3000 to get my motor and every thing else up to snuff
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wow good to know, damn time to look for a new valvetrain
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Gen1, Gen2, or SL? I've had no problems from any I've sold or installed. Ti retainers are a wear item, even though the RM retainers are a snap fit with the RM springs, you still need to inspect them regularly.
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Gen1, Gen2, or SL? I've had no problems from any I've sold or installed. Ti retainers are a wear item, even though the RM retainers are a snap fit with the RM springs, you still need to inspect them regularly.
I have no idea man,

but id rather be safe than sorry and not run that garbage (from what it looks like on the previous posts)
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Worked fine in 700 Herbs and Spices. 700whp, 11k RPM, early 2000's. Google it if you want.
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hmm, i dunno, why is everyone else saying its junk?
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Ask the one other person who replied that has first hand experience what his installed heights were and how often he inspected the retainers, that could give you a clue behind his reasoning.
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so your saying the springs are decent, but the retainers are the weak link?

Maybe I can get away with just getting different retainers.
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for a couple hundred bucks for new units its not worth taking a chance. that chance could whipe out a few grand worth of components
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for a couple hundred bucks for new units its not worth taking a chance. that chance could whipe out a few grand worth of components
ya I agree
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so your saying the springs are decent, but the retainers are the weak link?

Maybe I can get away with just getting different retainers.
Only if the retainers are worn and need to be replaced. ANY brand of ti retainer will need to be replaced at one point or another, it is inevitable.
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I put 30k on my rocket cams and valvetrain revving to 9k without any problems
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