[Caprimaniac]

Toutched tha backspacebutton and drove away to the Weber forum, but now I'll try once more...

Yes, Agree: "why would they put the stronger set in the catalog as well"? And tonight I found this in the Comp catalogue: part numbers in red are "the premium choice". Whatever that means!

Yes, I will follow some guidelines given here and move up the LBS scale on the valve springs.

What other means, besides going to Ti valves, can be done to make the valvtrain even more reliable?

I'm considering: Ti valve locks & retainers. Jesel belt drive & shaft mounted rockers. (Yes, I know. Darn expensive stuff. But, with 5000$ invested in the block, why not step up on other things, one by one, as well?)

Please feel free to come up wih other suggestions.

Let me ask this hypothetic question:

- If valves, retainers and locks are changed from steel to Ti; by how much can the sping LBS rating be lowered (everything else kept equal)?

- If locks & retainers are changed only, is there any reason to go down on spring rating? (I have not looked on the numbers, but it will be , I think, a net loss of 15 grams on each valve?)

And yes, it spins 8000+ every time the car is taken out for a drive, unless it's only to test the brakes or something on a sunday evening. How long it stays at 8000 is another matter because the racetracks where I live have very short straights. 1 lap takes about a minute and 5 - 12 seconds, and it's mostly turns. Top speed is 180- 200 km/h.

By the way: I'm on my way welding 2" pipes on the flanges (which I have cut off) from a set of "standard" Hedman 1 5/8" headers. To fit a set of Vic jr. heads. With standard bolt pattern....

Can the Vic jr. heads be drilled & tapped for widers exhaust bolt pattern? (I think the Glidden heads have this.)

Godnight.
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