The springs fit in the stock retainers. They're exactly the same size. Anything beyond stage 1 requires the crower spring/retainer set with the higher spring rates to keep the valves from floating with the higher lift.
You dont throw a rod, you stand a chance of Mr. Valve and Mr. Piston being the same spot at the same time, and Mr. Valve always loses. Then you wreck the piston and the head, along with the valve and find yourself in a heap of trouble.
Any valve spring that fits a D16 fits the 17, everyone I've seen uses the crower ones since they're have the right seat pressure to match their cam.
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Originally Posted by slow04civic  Thank starwin21 I now understand why you need the springs.For the guy with the search coment the search on here is not good all I found on this about the stage 3 and stage 2 n/a cam.thank you again I am learning a lot from this forum. |
Ummm you don't need to search on here to find that information. Even still the fact that you found info on the NA and stage 3 cam probably also says you found someplace that you need springs and retainers, calling crower would have sorted it out in a flash, or calling whereever you were planning on buying it from would have too.
you couldnt have searched too hard, I found it in less than 5 minutes. Punch in "crower stage 2"
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Originally Posted by dezod Correct, Stage 2 and 3 both require the Crower VS&R upgrade. I also would recommend getting a standalone ECU like the AEM EMS to make sure you can get the most out of this cam.....We sell all of these items (FYI) |
