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an economical way to make rocker stands for w-5s.The cheapist i've found them so far is $229.00 @ mancini.My idea is to buy a set of the econo w-2 billet rocker hold downs and use them by mounting them under the shaft instead of on top and then use the hold downs i already have.On the one on each side that oils the rocker shaft i would use a file to make grove for the oil to flow through to the shaft.I already have crane gold race rocker set for my standard a-heads.I set them on top of the w-5s and the bolt holes line up perfect,the exhaust rockewr also lines up perfect. The standdard heads bolt down with 5/16th bolts and the W-5s and W-2s use 3/8 bolts,but the standard gold race shafts have 3/8 hole so the oil can flow past the ones that oil the rockers.So what i have in mind is to enlarge the second from the front driver side and the second from the rear on the passanger side to 7/16 only on the bottom of the shaft for oil flow.Now all i need to know is the thickness of the the hold downs/billet and order from P.A.W the W-2/W-5 intake rocker arms.Has anyone out there done this before. Waynebo
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I have a set of econo W2 hold downs in my shop. Do you want me to record the demensions for you? I remember them as being blue with counter sunk holes for allen type hold down bolts. I also think that when turned over, they will be too short by about 1/2 an inch.
I was under the impression that the W5 had the same offset as the Race W2 heads. Meanning, the shaft mount holes are drilled off-center moving the rocker arms away from the valves. The Crane Gold Race Rockers come with a center drilled shaft to fit production heads and econo W2 heads, but not W2 or W5. Billy |
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Rocker Shaft Hold Down P5249713, if turned over, will be taller than the aluminum W2/W5 rocker shaft stand.
.555 compared to .225 The hold downs will need to be milled down if you plan on using them as stands. It looks to me that a machine shop would have no problem making a custom set of stands in a matter of minutes. Billy |
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Thanks Billy,i had not thought to ckeck the distance from the valve tip to the shaft centerline.I guess i'm gona have to bite the bullet and get a set of new rockers.I may still be able to fab my on set of stands though. Thanks for the info Waynebo
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