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Dratomic
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i have a 02 gp gt mods were ... hvtb,hv3,er rockers , 105 valve springs.3 inch dp, plog

been hearing some things about the 105 valve springs i guess it was its time :(

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spring broke drivin 30 mph dropped the valve broke the head off the valve and put 2 nice huge dents in it and cracked it :(
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i'd rather crack a piston then fry a block

but now may be an excuse to get an L32 for a swap

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That's nasty.

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when i take my heads off this winter i am switching my springs

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thats sucks big time, on a side note, i had 105 on both of my other cars, what brand springs were you using Crow or Comp ?

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i broke a vavle spring earlier this year but was fortunate not to have the valve drop into the motor. so i switched to crower springs and haven't had an issue since.

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i guess they were comp from zzp this happened about a month ago i took out motor and trans dropped in a l67 motor and trans
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Milestone wrote:
i broke a vavle spring earlier this year but was fortunate not to have the valve drop into the motor. so i switched to crower springs and haven't had an issue since.



This seems to be a common theme I'm hearing.
Comp' springs seem to suck [they've had cam problems in the past as well].
Most guys I know with this problem go Crower or K-Motion.
I've been hearing about too many Comp' problems in all kinds of car applications [not just Buick].
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Isn't it Comp Cams that makes most of our cams?

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Isn't it Comp Cams that makes most of our cams?


yes but they had a bad batch of springs

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i knew there were a problem with theses springs but i figured maybe i got lucky :( i was wrong
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i have over 10k on my 105s

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hotrodolds wrote:
Isn't it Comp Cams that makes most of our cams?



Eeyup.
My bud's Mustang had problems with his Comp springs about 4-5 years ago.
He went K Motion and the problem was solved.
Look up "econo roller" on Google.
That may surprise you coming from such a "reputable" company.

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Dratomic
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i had about 20k on my springs :(
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