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sictrxr
03-01-2009, 05:37 PM
i know they dont but why don they make a valve spring shim smaller than 1.200mm???? cuz my damn intakes too tight and i just put in new valves.
TitanMotorworks
03-01-2009, 08:18 PM
have the valve seat been cut?
sictrxr
03-01-2009, 10:39 PM
they were cut when the oversized valves were put in
Smoker
03-02-2009, 09:31 AM
Gotta shave them sometimes. Sand them little by little on a piece of sandpaper on top of a flat surface (mirror or glass is best). I had to do it to get my valves correct, there dead perfect though.
TitanMotorworks
03-02-2009, 09:34 AM
sounds like the seats have been cut to much.
d3ktrix
03-02-2009, 06:45 PM
Originally posted by TitanMotorworks
sounds like the seats have been cut to much.

Agree'd
Send it back to who ever did the valve job.
86 Quad R
03-03-2009, 12:32 PM
i tend to agree with the last statement. btw: how tight is too tight?