valve spring retainer question

**67buickss** · 08-18-2009, 02:28 PM

ok well i have comp springs and they fit the stock retainers but i don't have then them and i am not sure of the size i have got two different retainers from two places, does anyone know the stock size that i need for a retainer?

yea probably a stupid question but i don't have a tool to exactly measure the spring.

**67buickss** · 08-18-2009, 02:56 PM

o lol and the heads are 69 455 stage 1

**BillK** · 08-19-2009, 04:22 PM

67,
There are many different Comp Cams springs. And several different retainers. Why not have your machine shop measure them for you ??? I am doing a pair of 430 heads right now and the Comp springs really would not work properly so I found a different brand that would give the correct pressures at the given installed hgt. There are too many variables to just pick a spring out of the book without carefully measuring everything first. Your machine shop should be able to do this for you.

**Greg Gessler** · 08-28-2009, 11:06 AM

Careful on retainer selection. Buick valves use a Buick only 11 degree lock angle. DO NOT use a 7 or 10 degree retainer!
I carry Chromemoly replacement and dual spring retainers for our Buicks.

http://www.gesslerheadporting.com/me...1!OpenDocument

GHP-3150 & GHP-3152