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Old 09-19-2010, 12:37 PM   #9
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Default Re: Titanium Valves Allowed in S/S?

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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich View Post
I haven't asked Jimmy, have you asked him how he feels about titanium valves?
No I haven't. I met Jimmy some years ago at the Dutch through a friend who bought a set of heads from him. I believe he was trying to set the record at that time in the Corvette. I was on the starting line when he made a couple of passes and I thought that was an awful lot of RPMs for a big block.

Don't get me wrong-its obvious the steel valves will work. Even at the high RPMS. It;s my opinion that if titanium valves were legal, maybe the valve train would last longer.

Funny, I never heard anyone complain about titanium axles in a rear....


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