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Originally posted by ryco n12
Here's a question - Which retainers do I use with the Nismo double-valve springs for the E15/E16? E15/E16 valve locks?
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***** Hello Ryco, again thanks for the E15ET info! I wish I knew where I could see some of these Aussie E15ET engines. Do you know of any websites? To answer your retainer question: When I got my .490" lift cam, I was in the same predicament you are. Again, Dave Rebello [Rebello race engines in CA] bailed me out. He said that you could use the intake retainers off of any '90-'92 KA24E [not the KA24DE] engine, part# 13209-40F00. They come eight to a bag, perfect. They fit perfectly, and they use the original E16 valve locks too. I always wondered why the Nissan Motorsport catalog sells the steel bottom spring seats for dual springs, but never mentioned anything about a retainer? You can't use one without the other!
By the way, I'm assuming that you have [or are going to] machine off the step from the bottom of the spring seat area, to clear the inner spring? I couldn't find a spring seat cutter for our Nissan engine. I did this by making my own tool cutter. I copied one that I had for a Pontiac V-8, made by Isky.
