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MikeB
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04-19-12 01:45 PM - Post#2216968
In response to panhandle

Springs are critical, especially for the aggressive lobes on a Voodoo cam, and at the RPM range you listed. Also, you'll have more springs to choose from if the heads and valves can handle 1.750" to 1.800" installed height.

Here's a good article on choosing springs. I'd recommend you read the first 3 pages.
http://cranecams.com/userfiles/file/334-34 3.pdf

Hope all those rotating parts are forged.

5800-6000 RPM is a lot for a 406 with 5.7" rods. To me, the beauty of big engines is they don't have to rev to be lots of fun on the street, where torque is king.

Real Hot Rods have a Clutch!

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