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roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
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04/24/2009 11:02AM

Main British Car:
74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Using beehive springs ?
Posted by: roverman
Date: January 03, 2013 04:50PM

Not 215" oem., but aftermarket like Comp Cams ? Mine lean-over like Italian ,Tower of Pizza. .120"- offset at top and .09" at 3rd coil from bottom. These are new,never installed. For $268., I expected better ! Anybody ? Onward, roverman.


Todd McCreary
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Re: Using beehive springs ?
Posted by: Todd McCreary
Date: January 16, 2013 09:44PM

So you're saying the beehives appear to be useless? And they're direct from Comp?



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roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
(3188 posts)

Registered:
04/24/2009 11:02AM

Main British Car:
74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Re: Using beehive springs ?
Posted by: roverman
Date: January 17, 2013 11:41AM

I have just received authorization to return them, but concentricity/centerline angularity, is "secret". I have no expectations, for this to go well. .120"side load, on the stem and guide,with a 400 lb/in spring, is NOT in my spec. Onward, roverman.
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DiDueColpi
Fred Key
West coast - Canada
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Re: Using beehive springs ?
Posted by: DiDueColpi
Date: January 30, 2013 03:56AM

I'm Gobsmacked (pretty cool word huh)
I used the comp the beehives when they first came out.
It was on a 52 Bentley 6. They were installed upside down and worked perfectly.
Have since used them on Honda's Datsun's Audi's Porsches, VW's and Maseratti V6's but oddly enough never on their intended motor.
Have never had a concentricity problem.
My ego says I hope I wasn't just lucky.
My vanity hopes that I was
Cheers
Fred


roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
(3188 posts)

Registered:
04/24/2009 11:02AM

Main British Car:
74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Re: Using beehive springs ?
Posted by: roverman
Date: January 30, 2013 11:23AM

Fred de Guru, I suspect you checked all of these springs, and they had no angularity,(beehive in a forrest fire), problems ? At 400lbs/inch, mine will pull on the valve, like a winch,(shameless pun). If you "like" these, I will /lean the price for you. Onward, roverman.


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