Is it required to swap valve springs when swapping cams?

[99redgt]

Anyone?

 

[Zinc03GT]

Depends...stage 1 and stock springs should suffice...anything above and you should upgrade

 

[Blev]

Anyone?

If your swapping cams, take the time and install new springs and all the other goodies that go along with it. Why take the valve covers off again? I have been talking to some folks about it becuase I want to swap my cams in the next month or so. It makes sense, so that's what I'll be doing.

 

[Phoenix00GT]

you should probably do it...it isn't that expensive and while you're doing the cam swap it just makes sense.

 

[tjm73]

Anyone?

It would be foolish to spend $600 dollars on new cams and cheap out and not spend another $100-$200 to have the correct springs too.

 

[LS2 KLR]

With anything over a 500 lift you will need springs. Compcam springs will run you $179. I'm glad I bought mine. When I had my shotblock installed I only had SHM 2730 cams which didn't require springs but doing the right thing I replaced them anyway. I then swapped to VT stage 2s a month or so later

 

[99redgt]

How hard is it to do the valve springs??