Valvespring retainers - Ti or 4140?
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Trying to figure out whether or not buying the titanium retainers (when I install a cam) would be worth the added cost in my application. My car's going to be primarily a street/strip type of car (with a roughly 6000 rpm redline), but I'm also going to run it on the Bonneville salt, & I'm hoping to run the occasional open-road event with it as well... ![Nod](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_nod.gif)
Here's what I'm thinking - on the one hand, these 2.16" intake valves are pretty freakin' heavy, so anything I can do to shave a little weight there should be worthwhile - but OTOH, there's a nearly $200 difference in cost between the Ti retainers & the 4140 CM steel retainers, & the way things are right now, that money could be pretty useful for getting other parts to get the car running...
What do you guys think??
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Here's what I'm thinking - on the one hand, these 2.16" intake valves are pretty freakin' heavy, so anything I can do to shave a little weight there should be worthwhile - but OTOH, there's a nearly $200 difference in cost between the Ti retainers & the 4140 CM steel retainers, & the way things are right now, that money could be pretty useful for getting other parts to get the car running...
What do you guys think??
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You don't need hollow stem valves to spin to 6K RPM. Use whatever dual springs are required for selected cam, tool steel retainers & 1.7 rockers. The valvetrain stability up to your stated RPM will be fine using this set up.