Beehive springs have been around for a while now, but the visual difference between them and traditional springs is still striking. Whichever spring you use in a cam swap, it's critical that you follow the manufacturer's recommendations for spring type and setup. Our springs, for instance, specify an installed height of 1.800 inches at 130 pounds--you must check these figures and make sure the springs are 0.060 inch away from the listed coil bind height (1.100 inches in our case) when subjected to your cam's maximum lift.
At this point, we still had a good chunk of this engine's top end left to reassemble, but with a fresh set of Fel-Pro 1205 intake gaskets laid on and the intake waiting, we stopped to look at our valvetrain handiwork: Magnum retrofit hydraulic roller lifters, pushrods, Pro Magnum rocker arms, and rpm-friendly beehive valvesprings. Of course, our new high-zoot camshaft is out of sight CHP
| PARTS LIST |
| PN | DESCRIPTION | PRICE |
| 12-467-8 | Comp Cams XFI280 HR13 hydrualic roller camshaft | 260 |
| 885-16 | Pro Magnum hydraulic roller lifters | 510 |
| 7609-16 | Magnum pushrods, 7.300 inches | 120 |
| 1302-16 | Pro Magnum roller rocker arms, 1.6:1 | 280 |
| 26918-16 | Beehive valvesprings | 190 |
| 4705-16 | Valvespring id locator | 44 |
| 787-16 | Valvespring retainer | 64 |
| 601-16 | Locks | 9 |
| 2100 | Magnum double-roller timing set | 34 |
| 208 | Steel timing cover w/thrust plate | 141 |
| 1205 | Fel-Pro 1205 intake manifold gaskets | 16 |
| TOTAL | $1,668 |
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Comp Cams
Memphis, TN
800.999.0853 · compcams.com
Federal Mogul
(Fel-Pro Gaskets)
Southfield, MI
248.354.7700 · federal-mogul.com
Westech Performance
Mira Loma, CA
951.685.4767 · westechperformance.com