Valve spring colors

Panther67 · #1 03-17-2006, 03:32 AM

Can someone help me out on the different colors of the sbc valve springs? I have some green, white, orange/brown, and unmarked. I had a few unmarked boxes of springs from heads that were taken apart and I'm trying to reassemble the heads. Any help is greatly appreciated.

**Mr70** · #2 03-17-2006, 03:49 AM

Welcome
A Valve spring striped Green-White-Orange-Tan is an inlet & exhaust spring used on 1962-72 194-230-250 CID engines(Excluding 230 Hi-Perf),and also used on 1973-79 6CYL. engines.

Panther67 · #3 03-17-2006, 06:41 AM

Thanks for the info. So only the none color coded springs are for the small block?

**Mr70** · #4 03-17-2006, 06:50 AM

302-307-350 CID engines used colorless valve springs.
283-327 CID engines used springs striped Yellow-Maroon-White-Dk.green-Black-Blue & White or Tan.

Panther67 · #5 03-17-2006, 06:53 AM

Are the colors coded for valve lift? Thanks.

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