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Old Jul 2, 2022 | 04:54 AM
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Hi,

Looking to buy an AV-VSK6500 valve spring kit for an 80ci Evo but have a question.

All the info I can find say they suit from 84 - 04 models but pictures show them having a single square groove collet/retainer where as my valves have a collet with 3 round grooves.

Do I just use my collects and disregard the square ones or is the pictures just of a generic kind?

Thanks Steve.

 
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THE VSK6500 springs are for Evo early Twin Cam etc. that use the 5/16' valve.
If you have 3 grooves that's the later Twin Cam with the 7mm valves. That part # is VSK65007SG.
Both are .650 lift Beehive spring kits.
Original equipment for an Evo was the 5/16" valve. If it has 7mm valves it was updated by someone.
 

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Originally Posted by wfolarry
THE VSK6500 springs are for Evo early Twin Cam etc. that use the 5/16' valve.
If you have 3 grooves that's the later Twin Cam with the 7mm valves. That part # is VSK65007SG.
Both are .650 lift Beehive spring kits.
Original equipment for an Evo was the 5/16" valve. If it has 7mm valves it was updated by someone.
Thanks for the reply.

Will double check when the heads come back from getting seats done and milled but am 95% sure that they are the 5/16 stem dia as measured when I first took the heads apart but that was a little while ago.
 

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