mrDFWmechanic

at the end of this week 'im gonna be getting my brand new REV valvetrain from stan at fast-trubo. and i was reading about the bronze valve guides on inlinefour. and i was curious if i should purchase those too. any advice is welcome/

heres a link to the valve guides
http://www.inlinefour.com/bronvalguid.html

seen4ever

how often do you want to pull your head to replace the guides?

bronze guides wear extremely fast

mrDFWmechanic

i searched about it and people say when u get the head ported you need to replace the guides. so its just better go with oem then ?

sporkcrx

You don't need to replace guides when the head is ported.

If you do end up replacing them for whatever reason, and it's a street car, go with oem guides.

95GSRTT

wish i would have known this before i went with bronze. The machine shop said they were much better quality. Oh well I guess

mrDFWmechanic

damn cause i've searched and people said to not use oem and use the bronze. thanks for clearing that up

seen4ever

i've heard 5-10k miles is all bronze guides will last.

mrDFWmechanic

damn that really does ****** suk

95GSRTT

especially for me, seeing as how i usually drive 5-10k miles in 3 months, i doubt thats correct, there is just no way a machine shop would recommend something that wont last more than a year

earl

5000 to 10,000 miles are all that bronze guides are good for. Great for your quarter mile at a time engine but not good for the street. BTW, the SuperTech valve with it's nitride coating gives you the same benefits as running bronze guides, without the wearing out problem.

95GSRTT

well ive got the supertech valves and the bronze valve guides. Will the supertechs help with wear or should I really get new valve guides put in before i put the head on, if i want it to last a few years?

earl

I would run it as is. The combo should last longer

95GSRTT

cool, thanks alot earl!