Stud girdles are in fact good insurance. Possibly the best feature is, you make 1.0 valve clearance adjustment, lock the stud girdle down and the settings do not change. That's good for hydraulic, flat tappet or roller cams. So if one does not need to dig in there very often, 'cumbersome' does not enter into the equation. I've had one on our car since the '90s without any adjustments being needed. I seldom rev to 6000.
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