Thread: Valve lash ?
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Old 05-13-2011, 05:02 AM
Barry_R Barry_R is offline
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You guys are overthinking this.

Just start off with .020 cold and see if you like it. When measured at the cam a .004 difference in lash is just a hair over two thou - nowhere near enough to ever hurt anything at all. Try it and adjust to your personal tastes...just make certain you have "some".
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