7 Degrees Is 7 deg Right?

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7 deg 11/32 retainer & 7 deg 8mm retainer

11/32 keepers with 11/32 valves

8mm keepers with 8mm valves

8mm retainer with 11/32 keepers & 11/32 valve

11/32 retainer with 8mm keepers & 8mm valve

[Walter R. Malik]

7 deg 11/32 retainer & 7 deg 8mm retainer

11/32 keepers with 11/32 valves

8mm keepers with 8mm valves

8mm retainer with 11/32 keepers & 11/32 valve

11/32 retainer with 8mm keepers & 8mm valve

It appears you have an 11/32" valve stem but,
If anybody is looking to use an 8mm valve with a round "bead" lock and an 11/32 retainer at near the same installed height as a 8mm retainer, (however, the retainer itself would determine the installed height as a STD. or +.050" or +.100"),
Precision Products Performance Center in North Carolina makes a thick 8mm 7 degree bead lock for doing that ... #8152 VLB

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It appears you have an 11/32" valve stem but,
If anybody is looking to use an 8mm valve with a round "bead" lock and an 11/32 retainer at near the same installed height as a 8mm retainer, (however, the retainer itself would determine the installed height as a STD. or +.050" or +.100"),
Precision Products Performance Center in North Carolina makes a thick 8mm 7 degree bead lock for doing that ... #8152 VLB

Good to know!

Even with these raised height 8mm retainers on 8mm valves those locks could prob bring them back down more than -0.050 locks would. I mean ideally you'd buy the right height but if things change as they sometimes do and a set of locks is cheaper than maybe the retainers.

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Yeah NO.
Been down this road years ago with Crane retainers. They had their own locks to fit their retainers.
Every other lock was close but not the same fit. I seen guys do this and break valves at the groove or pull the tip
through the retainer.
You are just better off to get the correct lock+retainer combo for the job.

Actually just looking up parts/locks and discovered that Crane Cams had some type of "Multi-Fit" line of locks/keepers & retainers that only work together, looks like maybe 7 & 10 deg???

BUT they also had normal 7 deg locks that I've used, the -0.050 11/32 w/o problems AND they also had Super 7 locks.

Course Crane stuff is running out since they are kinda gone, so anyone just be careful if you buy any of the remaining stock.

[ProPower engines]

Thats true.
the Crane retainers and locks are impossible to locate. I have several sets of crane retainers and no locks for them.
I had ordered some retainers and locks just before they shut the doors and the locks were never shipped.
Never found any suitable to use the retainers as well.