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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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Default Springs/Retainers - What's the cheapest

I'm looking into buying a set of springs and retainers for my Y8.
Most "reputable" companies sell theres for about 300$

but i found this on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW

Anybody heard of this guy?

Other than this, what brand do you guys recommend?
Old Apr 14, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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i am going to use those spring and retainers in my built mini me. i checked them out and they seemed like a reputable company. go to their main website. there is a link on the ebay item
Old Apr 14, 2005 | 10:31 PM
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spring/retainer is not needed if your not using aftermarket cam OR your not runnign HIgh boost
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 12:35 PM
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I went to check out their site, seems reputable.
He's getting some good feedback on HT

I plan on using something along the lines of a Crower stage 3 cam.

Old Apr 15, 2005 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Donald125
spring/retainer is not needed if your not using aftermarket cam OR your not runnign HIgh boost
what are u talking about. you need new springs/retainers if youre running a higher lift cam or higher rpms, the amount of boost doesn't matter
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 03:02 PM
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Default Re: Springs/Retainers - What's the cheapest

Originally Posted by sleepercrxsi
Originally Posted by Donald125
spring/retainer is not needed if your not using aftermarket cam OR your not runnign HIgh boost
what are u talking about. you need new springs/retainers if youre running a higher lift cam or higher rpms, the amount of boost doesn't matter
Damn, beat me to the answer...
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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reason i said that because i`ve seen some post about how their valve spring are not stiff enough to hold the valves shut. aftermarket springs cured their problem.
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