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PostPosted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:31 am 
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Hello all,,,,
My 328 is undergoing a major overhaul.
The engine needs new valve springs but I'm unsure where to source them.
It's turbocharged so I am looking for a high performance option.
Is there anyone here that can point me in the right direction??


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 8:38 am 
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The last one I did I used crane cams MG miget/sprite springs but they've been discontinued......so now you need to go through the spring catalogs and find something else which takes time....or go to one of the ferrari specalists like spuerperfomence and see what they're offering? You'll probably pay more but the leg work is already done for you.

The MG springs were cheap....like $55 for 8 IIRC so it was a great option. Paul Newman PM me for his contract info) has a souce in OZ for springs and found a couple decent options for a 3.4L he built. Scott (madhatter) who does development for Nick's can probably help you too, I don't know wo he uses but I'm sure he's got a source.


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:35 am 
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PM sent.
Thx for pointing me in the right direction


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 11:25 pm 
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I'm installing mk e's 2nd generation supercharger system & had to go thru the intake valve spring selection a few years ago. From my notes:


mk e's sprite spring specs were my starting point:
Crane cams MG/Sprite valve springs:
Part Number: 902-4009
Outside diameter 1.135
Inside diameter 0.629
Seat pressure 80# @ 1.375
Open pressure 224# @ .895
Coil bind 0.793
Rate 300
Maximum net lift 0.480

Description
Dual spring for Sprite and Mini (Set of 8)

IIRC I calculated I could use the OEM intake springs if I could find a shim with min: 0.057", max: 0.060"
But couldn't come up with one

My final selection was: ISKY CAMS JA005/JA006 performance springs for a Jag DOHC 6 cylinder
Page 14 in their catalog:
http://www.iskycams.com/downloads/springbook.pdf
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BTW, Manley 24041 Valve Stem Seals worked great on the intake valves!

I posted a lot of details to this FerrariChat thread:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/308-32 ... ystem.html

See the posts I made around this date: 01-14-2010, 05:33 PM

Hope this helps!


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 10:20 am 
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Verell,,,
Thanks so much for the info,,,
It's a great help and what I was looking for...

I'm so glad you linked the Fchat thread b/c I didn't know the shop manual was wrong.

So these are the corrected measurements:
Free spring: mondi -38.46mm, not 328's -42.10mm
Closed valve: mondi -34.00mm, not 328's -38.65mm
Open valve: mondi -25.30mm, not 328's -29.60mm
Coil bind: mondi -21.45mm, not 25.50mm

I already gave one machine shop the numbers listed in the 328 shop manual,,,
Guess I gotta make a callback!!

I was recommended
80-100psi at the seat
&
225-250psi at the nose
By James at Norwood's, the engine's original builder.

I'm not an engineer like you guys are and sometimes the tech threads get a bit over my head,,
So I'm assuming 'at the nose' means fully open valve


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 11:16 am 
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328turbo wrote:

I'm not an engineer like you guys are and sometimes the tech threads get a bit over my head,,
So I'm assuming 'at the nose' means fully open valve


Correct.


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