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titanium retainers
mudtrucker on January 24th 2012, 9:18 pm
I am going to be buying a new set tfs power port 290's (if i cant find any used heads anytime soon) and I was wondering how much bennifit ti retainers are.
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Re: titanium retainers
bbf-falcon on January 24th 2012, 10:43 pm
In a race application,it's kinda like a really good insurance policy. And it also lightens up the valve train 
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c.evans on January 24th 2012, 11:18 pm
imo it's not a real racing engine if someone is using steel retainers.
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Re: titanium retainers
kjett on January 24th 2012, 11:26 pm
c.evans wrote:imo it's not a real racing engine if someone is using steel retainers.
amen
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Re: titanium retainers
dfree383 on January 24th 2012, 11:28 pm
Comp Cams does offer some real nice Machined Steel Retainers nowdays that are only a couple of Grams heavier than the TI stuff and about have the price of the ones they offer.
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Re: titanium retainers
rmcomprandy on January 25th 2012, 11:03 am
dfree383 wrote:Comp Cams does offer some real nice Machined Steel Retainers nowdays that are only a couple of Grams heavier than the TI stuff and about have the price of the ones they offer.
Manley does, too. (scalloped with holes drilled in them to get them near the weight of titanium).
For class racing where rules state NO titanium pats in the valve train, these are just what the doctor ordered.
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Re: titanium retainers
Lem Evans on January 25th 2012, 11:24 am
Comp gets $150 for the light tool steel retainers.....the package from TFS that includes the Ti retainers is an additional $166....get the Ti. package from from TFS if you are willing to pay for an upgrade i.m.o.
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mudtrucker on January 25th 2012, 11:50 am
Yep thats what I thought , do you sell powerport 290's?Lem Evans wrote:Comp gets $150 for the light tool steel retainers.....the package from TFS that includes the Ti retainers is an additional $166....get the Ti. package from from TFS if you are willing to pay for an upgrade i.m.o.
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Re: titanium retainers
bigblok2000ranger on January 25th 2012, 3:37 pm
Not to hijack but has anybody had experience with the 325's yet?
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Re: titanium retainers
dfree383 on January 26th 2012, 2:24 am
Lem Evans wrote:Comp gets $150 for the light tool steel retainers.....the package from TFS that includes the Ti retainers is an additional $166....get the Ti. package from from TFS if you are willing to pay for an upgrade i.m.o.
I'd agree with that.
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Re: titanium retainers
nuclearcobra on January 28th 2012, 7:13 am
Wow i bet the titanium retainer sales will shoot through the roof nowc.evans wrote:imo it's not a real racing engine if someone is using steel retainers.
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