Before, it would rev past 7.5k and was still pulling. I'm not sure how high
it would go because it felt like it would just keep reving until it broke.
Now it starts running out of steam around 6.5k.
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From "Toby Atwater" <Toby at intri-plex.com>
To: "'Larry Miller'" <millerls@ado13.com>; "Spridgets"
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 11:13 AM
Subject: RE: Found a way to Quiet My Loud Exhaust
> Any kind of noticable performance decrease? Arent stock rockers only 1.25?
I
> am just considering going to the extra lift roller rockers, but not sure
> yet.
>
> Thanks
>
> Toby
>
>
> >
> >I found a way to tone down my loud exhaust without touching
> >the exhaust.
> >Switch from 1.5 roller rockers to stock rockers.
> >
> >Some time ago I blew out a rocker arm on the roller rockers.
> >The rocker came
> >loose from the bushing. Until I can get around to fixing it I
> >just installed
> >a set of stock rockers.
> >
> >4 to 1 header, 1.5" pipe, and 15" glasspack.
> >
> >Using a dB meter inside the car, pointing rearward, the
> >exhaust noise was
> >125 dB at full tilt with the rollers. With the stock rockers it's 90 dB
> >under same conditions.
> >
> >I had no idea that the rockers could make that much difference
> >in the sound
> >of the exhaust. This was the first time I had run this engine
> >with stock
> >rockers.
> >
> >Larry Miller
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