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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 09:15 PM
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Can anyone say for sure weather or not the Dart pro 1 ls1 assembled heads come with titanium retainers? Some places say they are, but some (such as Summit) say they are steel. I can't find this info on Dart's web page. Anyone had some apart and know for sure?
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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They are Ti.
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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They were on mine..
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Summit's page is incorrect. Darts LS1's have always been titanium as far as I know. Mine were built a year ago, 225's, and the retainers are Ti.
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Awesome, thanks for the info everyone!
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I saw that as well and contacted Dart, who told me their heads still ship with the Ti retainers.
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