Really cool valve adjustment system Options

[mepstein]

Now snapgap.us is selling valve adjustment kits for VW/type 4 engines. Check out their products. Really cool stuff. I’m not affiliated in any way.

[914forme]

I would think that a logical step would be to offer it in Ti, just for the people who think they need it. You can offer both systems and be fine for us normal people who do not care. But for those who do, then Ti would be a logical choice.

After all lots of people with deeper pockets than I change over to Ti parts. Maybe when I retire I might start machining my own Ti parts. Most likely smelted from all the Apple cards my friends seem to be collecting. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[SNAPGAP]

I would think that a logical step would be to offer it in Ti, just for the people who think they need it. You can offer both systems and be fine for us normal people who do not care. But for those who do, then Ti would be a logical choice.

After all lots of people with deeper pockets than I change over to Ti parts. Maybe when I retire I might start machining my own Ti parts. Most likely smelted from all the Apple cards my friends seem to be collecting. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Some thoughts from a 911 owner:

"I too am interested in the tool, but I would prefer a set in a metal having similar characteristics to the stock metal. After several exchanges with Brad, he has indicated that Titanium would be a close match, but that the kit price would be higher, $325 vs. the current price of $175. The collars and screws would both be titanium. The weight reduction would be to knock the current SNAPGAP weight of 6.1 g down to 3.35 g vs. the OEM nut of 2.7 g. Otherwise the kit would be the same -- and, of course additional sets of shims would remain the same for both kits. The expansion coefficient for titanium is actually a bit less than steel, so the titanium collars would actually grip the steel adjustment screws a bit tighter than the steel collars when the two are heated by engine operation. "

However, after further evaluation, unless someone can provide me with a demonstrable benefit of reducing this weight this tiny amount on a 911 or 914 set up, I do not believe I will be offering the Titanium option. A respected engine builder told me that given the geometry of the Porsche valve train, this reduction would make no difference in performance. If it did, you would think Porsche would put the cast rocker arms on a diet. Hell, I can remove a few grams in a few minutes with my angle grinder. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif)

Brad -- from SNAPGAP