Titanium Valves Allowed in S/S?

charlie westcott · 09-16-2010, 09:31 PM

I really dont see why anyone other than a hemi in SS would want to run them. You dont need a Ti valve to turn a typical SS engine past the point of their cyl. heads capabilities.
We have the stuff to make power @ 9500, Last time I built a 327, it peaked @ 7800. I dont really see what the big deal is, you dont have to use them if you dont want to.
I got an email from NHRA tech a while back asking me how much I spent on cranks, cause they were wondering if they should turn loose billets. I asked about that last year also, because I wanted to make some changes to the cranks that the current forgings wouldnt handle. I figured out how to work with what I had, and didnt persue it anymore. The facts are a billet crank is only a couple hundred more than a comparable forging, like the valve deal. I dont hear anyone crying about the billets, maybe thats a benefit to the ones that are starting a letter writing campaign against the valves. Like I said I dont care either way, just tell me what the rules are so I can plan my next move.

09-16-2010, 09:31 PM	#20
charlie westcott Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 216 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Titanium Valves Allowed in S/S? I really dont see why anyone other than a hemi in SS would want to run them. You dont need a Ti valve to turn a typical SS engine past the point of their cyl. heads capabilities. We have the stuff to make power @ 9500, Last time I built a 327, it peaked @ 7800. I dont really see what the big deal is, you dont have to use them if you dont want to. I got an email from NHRA tech a while back asking me how much I spent on cranks, cause they were wondering if they should turn loose billets. I asked about that last year also, because I wanted to make some changes to the cranks that the current forgings wouldnt handle. I figured out how to work with what I had, and didnt persue it anymore. The facts are a billet crank is only a couple hundred more than a comparable forging, like the valve deal. I dont hear anyone crying about the billets, maybe thats a benefit to the ones that are starting a letter writing campaign against the valves. Like I said I dont care either way, just tell me what the rules are so I can plan my next move.