If its the standard height, nothing. If they are screw in studs with tall nuts, then you will need tall valve covers.
If you have a 2001 or newer engine, it comes with roller lifters and roller rockers from the factory.
The impala ss LT1 did not come from the factory with roller rockers, they came with stamped steel rockers. If you are installing roller rockers in yours, the common advise is to go 1/2 turn after 0 lash, when the pushrod no longer moves up and down.
roller bearings are only needed if engine has roller bearings, u would replace bearings with same bearings that are in engine and cam specs
It's not really about what rockers you run. If you have guide plates, you need hardened push rods.
friction is due to the roughness of surfaces.any process which makes the two surfaces in contact smooth can minimize friction.the methods are:by polishingby using ball bearingby using rollers and wheelsby streamliningby lubricatingby creating air cushion
Wikipedia shows the Toyota AR engine with roller rockers started in 2008. This particular engine has many low friction benefits to it.
yes, with roller rockers.
If you have a 2001 or newer engine, it comes with roller lifters and roller rockers from the factory.
The impala ss LT1 did not come from the factory with roller rockers, they came with stamped steel rockers. If you are installing roller rockers in yours, the common advise is to go 1/2 turn after 0 lash, when the pushrod no longer moves up and down.
Yes they did. The x engine in 2004 for sure and not sure about others.
roller bearings are only needed if engine has roller bearings, u would replace bearings with same bearings that are in engine and cam specs
It's not really about what rockers you run. If you have guide plates, you need hardened push rods.
No it does not. Unless someone else installed them. Was not factory.
yes
No it does not, unless someone put them on it, Not factory on that year.
Take off one of the valve covers, if the rocker has a roller tip on the side which it touches the valve spring then its a roller, if no roller tip is present then its a normal tappet rocker.
You are not supposed to, it has hydraulic valve lifters, but if you think you need to, start yur engine with the valve covers off, at idle tighten each rocker arm bolt until they dont make the clicking noise. If you have roller rockers (aftermerket), wait until the engine is dead cold, then get a feeler gage, the thickness of the feeler is the thickness of the oil film, s it must be .25mm at the most (check the specs of your roller rockers).