Broke an Exhaust Valve Spring

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And . . not just any valve spring. This was a Manley Nextek triple spring (733 lb.). Bout $450 a set.

I broke about a one inch piece right out of the middle. :nonono:

 

[realitygt]

i have to ask HOW?

 

[SRT Handz]

this is a reason i dont drag race...you just break parts all the time

 

[94Pro-5.0]

this is a reason i dont drag race...you just break parts all the time

and your car is slow



lol, just messin

 

[realitygt]

hahahaha :rollinglaugh:

 

[TRUUBLE]

i have to ask HOW?

I have no idea. We are going to send the spring back to Manley for metalurgical testing. :dunno:

 

[realitygt]

i have to ask HOW?

I have no idea. We are going to send the spring back to Manley for metalurgical testing. :dunno:

I took a metalurgical test and i came up positive :crying:

 

[Twista]

i have to ask HOW?

I have no idea. We are going to send the spring back to Manley for metalurgical testing. :dunno:

I took a metalurgical test and i came up positive :crying:

:rollinglaugh:

 

[94Pro-5.0]

i have to ask HOW?

I have no idea. We are going to send the spring back to Manley for metalurgical testing. :dunno:

damn, lucky you didnt drop a valve or something, i may have cried :crying:

 

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damn, lucky you didnt drop a valve or something, i may have cried :crying:

Well . . that's one good thing about triple springs, it's hard to drop a valve out of them. If you break the outer spring, you still have the two inners. :thumb:

 

[94Pro-5.0]

i've never even seen a triple spring. all 3 heads i've had on my car had doubles, but my cars not ridiculously fast like yours :crazy2:

 

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i've never even seen a triple spring. all 3 heads i've had on my car had doubles, but my cars not ridiculously fast like yours :crazy2:

My car is only semi-ridiculously fast . . . :bunny3:

I broke it on my 9.28 run last Sunday. I'm thinking maybe I floated the valves.

 

[Paul]

Tad, I've been using some triple springs that the guys in the Hooters Cup use in their circle-track cars and they've held up great. If I can find the name of the place where you buy them in my records, I'll send it to you. Mine are 775 lbs open if I remember correctly. The circle track guys have said they're able to get an entire season out of 'em, which should mean you should be able to get damn near a lifetime out of 'em. They were somewhere in the neighborhood of $500 if memory serves.

Paul.

 

[Paul]

this is a reason i dont drag race...you just break parts all the time

You break twice as much shit road racing. Since you do neither, you're in good shape.

 

[Lightning Struck]

this is a reason i dont drag race...you just break parts all the time

You break twice as much shit road racing. Since you do neither, you're in good shape.

I was going to say you can break anything at any time......you dont have to be drag racing or road ..........SHIT HAPPENS, there is logic behind that saying.

 

[TRUUBLE]

Tad, I've been using some triple springs that the guys in the Hooters Cup use in their circle-track cars and they've held up great. If I can find the name of the place where you buy them in my records, I'll send it to you. Mine are 775 lbs open if I remember correctly. The circle track guys have said they're able to get an entire season out of 'em, which should mean you should be able to get damn near a lifetime out of 'em. They were somewhere in the neighborhood of $500 if memory serves.

Paul.

Thanks, Paul. Lemme know.

 

[AaRoN]

That sucks Tad. Good thing you have triples though.

 

[ryclef331]

this is a reason i dont drag race...you just break parts all the time

You break twice as much shit road racing. Since you do neither, you're in good shape.

:noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes:

 

[realitygt]

this is a reason i dont drag race...you just break parts all the time

You break twice as much shit road racing. Since you do neither, you're in good shape.

:noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes:

that's what happens if you drag race... you run into people's houses

 

[TRUUBLE]

this is a reason i dont drag race...you just break parts all the time

You break twice as much shit road racing. Since you do neither, you're in good shape.

:noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes: :noes:

that's what happens if you drag race... you run into people's houses

That would be Street Racing . . . . which has nothong to do with Drag Racing.