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Old 02-08-2025, 12:19 PM   #4
ThirstyThirty
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Default Re: For those who have ordered stainless steel valves...

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Originally Posted by BButturff View Post
I agree. I've built, drag raced and rebuilt many V-8 engines and always "touched up" new valves before installing. My OCD and trust issues wouldn't have it any other way. "Trust but verify" - Ronald Reagan
I would not want new valves just 'dropped' into the head... block and/or onto the seat without a kiss in the valve grinding machine first. center up to the stem, then center up to the guide... ie, seat to face concentricity.
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