jasons xr6 t Member 72 Member For: 14y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 23/04/12 06:33 AM Posted 23/04/12 06:33 AM Gday.Quick question if my valve springs are weakwill that cause the car to surge under harder accelerationThanks
rbjet Skid Machine Legacy Donating Member 1,640 Member For: 15y 3m 30d Gender: Male Posted 23/04/12 06:38 AM Posted 23/04/12 06:38 AM I'm pretty sure that's one of the signs of soft valve springs.
jasons xr6 t Member 72 Member For: 14y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 23/04/12 08:23 AM Author Posted 23/04/12 08:23 AM Ok cheers ,thanks for that
Bonjaz Legacy Donating Member 1,841 Member For: 17y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: CQ Posted 23/04/12 08:31 AM Posted 23/04/12 08:31 AM it will turn to sh*t high in the rev range then after taking foot off the throttle the car will run like a dog and revs will jump about and eventually it will settle out after a few seconds... well that's what I was told if springs start to get soft
davidald Me Legacy Donating Member 360 Member For: 19y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 23/04/12 08:42 AM Posted 23/04/12 08:42 AM Yes the revs drop to quick. If you give it a caning and pull up at the lights and the revs die in the arse its usually valve springs. Hard to get a decent tune with softies.
jasons xr6 t Member 72 Member For: 14y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 24/04/12 09:36 AM Author Posted 24/04/12 09:36 AM Just got the car back after the new springs were done and all the surging has gone ,well so far anyway.Thanks for the replies
shaunjennifer21 Member 95 Member For: 15y 2m 21d Posted 24/04/12 10:03 AM Posted 24/04/12 10:03 AM whats a good set of springs to use ? im igoing to get some and do it myself.
Bonjaz Legacy Donating Member 1,841 Member For: 17y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: CQ Posted 24/04/12 10:17 AM Posted 24/04/12 10:17 AM atomic are the best
shaunjennifer21 Member 95 Member For: 15y 2m 21d Posted 24/04/12 11:34 AM Posted 24/04/12 11:34 AM Where do I get them from ?
PookeyMaster Legacy Donating Member 1,531 Member For: 15y 9m 4d Gender: Male Location: Parramatta, NSW Posted 24/04/12 11:37 AM Posted 24/04/12 11:37 AM Maybe from Atomic
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