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Brucelee · 04-03-2005, 03:16 PM

If you overrev to the point of valve float, you literally have the stems of the valves bouncing off the cam and such.

Hmmm, how could this be anything but bad for your box? I THINK that is why they have that whole red line thing?

04-03-2005, 03:16 PM	#4
Brucelee Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 8,083	If you overrev to the point of valve float, you literally have the stems of the valves bouncing off the cam and such. Hmmm, how could this be anything but bad for your box? I THINK that is why they have that whole red line thing?