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What valve lash do i use??

Old 02-04-2009, 12:34 PM
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Default What valve lash do i use??

I was just given measurements, but i lost them.

99 head

Built bottom end, stock cams, 1+mm valves, volvo valve springs.

TIA guys. The head is going together today. Once I have these settings....

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Old 02-04-2009, 03:22 PM
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did you switch over to shim under bucket instead of the HLAs or something? I was told that those were no longer available from mazdaspeed.
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Nothing has changed. Just did work on the head and need lash values.
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From my 99' FSM.


Side ..............mm ........................................ inches

intake ......... .18-.24 .................................... .008-.009
....................(.21 plus or minus .03) ................(.008 plus or minus .0012)


Exhaust ........ .28-.34 ................................ .012-.013
......................(.31 plus or minus .03) ................(.012 plus or minus .0012)

I hate how I can't just put spaces....
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With a cold engine:

intake: .0071-.0094 in.
exhaust: .0111-.0133 in.
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Thank you everyone..
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