beryllium copper valve seats for street.
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beryllium copper valve seats for street. This isn't even related to a LS engine but I figured the gurus here in the know would have more information on it. 4.7 jeep dropped a valve seat. The machine shop we use for all of our shop cylinder head work is suggesting to install beryllium copper valve seats and this should never happen again. Any pros cons or quit overthinking it and let them do it and move on. It's for my wifes daily so need it to be durable and idiot proof.
I would stick with steel myself, BeCu is going to be softer
and not take heat as well. You ought to make them 'splain
how the seat dropping has to do with the seat insert material
rather than geometry or the head letting go of it. Changing
material when it's not a materials problem is not a solution,
only an expense.
and not take heat as well. You ought to make them 'splain
how the seat dropping has to do with the seat insert material
rather than geometry or the head letting go of it. Changing
material when it's not a materials problem is not a solution,
only an expense.
Beryllium copper for a daily driver? Seriously? Find a new shop!
Like already mentioned, beryllium copper is used for high end race engines with titanium valves, and one of the reasons it's used is because it is soft. Rather than having the expensive and often custom titanium valves wear out, the seats wear out instead. It's much cheaper to machine a valvejob rather than replace the valves.
Using beryllium copper in a daily driver is silly. Steel alloys are more commonly used for a reason. I can't think of a single reason why beryllium copper should be used rather than a steel or powdered metal alloy.
Like already mentioned, beryllium copper is used for high end race engines with titanium valves, and one of the reasons it's used is because it is soft. Rather than having the expensive and often custom titanium valves wear out, the seats wear out instead. It's much cheaper to machine a valvejob rather than replace the valves.
Using beryllium copper in a daily driver is silly. Steel alloys are more commonly used for a reason. I can't think of a single reason why beryllium copper should be used rather than a steel or powdered metal alloy.
