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How Good Are Rb26 Valve Spring Retainer

4dr wannaslide
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4dr wannaslide

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ok well im building my rb26 head and have ordered tomei 10.8mm lift cams with tomei type a springs, im just wondering how good the standard rb26 valve spring retainers are, if anyone has had problems with them failing or if i need to upgrade them. or wat upgraded ones are good to use. last thing i want is for it to drop a valve. cheers liam

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Get the titanium retainers as well mate with the extra pressure of the upgraded valve springs you will split the standard retainers and i got the tomei type b valve springs and they come with the retainers.

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HYPED6

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just get the supertech set up. double springs titanium retainers and good for 13mm lift. about 600 deliverd

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Went from another performance spring manufacture to super tech and literally went from 480rwhp too 596 rwhp.

Back to back with nothing else changed but the tune to suit th new springs that would actually work over 22 psi

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SiR_RB Grand Master

SiR_RB

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Old post, saves starting a new one

Il prob be changing my valve springs when I do my cams, I see a lot of brands like Brian Crower, hks, greddy etc that come without retainers, are the stock ones good enough for these replacement single valave springs?

Only looking at running poncams around 9.1lift

Still running standard valves but with new valve guides, seats etc

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To much seat pressure is not good. You need to know what it is you want first. Then build around that.

I dont see a need for so much lift. 10.5 and higher.

In short ro much seat pressure just loads up everything in line with to much stress.

Thats just my to cents.

But I guess I should have asked you what are your hp goal. Sorry

SiR_RB Grand Master

SiR_RB

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Most proberbly go type r poncams so around 250x9.1 lift,,,nothing extreme

Won't be going double valve springs as there no need for my choice of cams, just wanted to know if standard retainers will be fine with upgraded single valve springs

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SiR_RB Grand Master

SiR_RB

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Ok I got my cams now looking into valve springs

When do you need to run a titanium retainer?

How much is too much seat pressure? Is 80-90lbs seat pressure closed and about 180-190lbs open too much?

Will be running around 26-28psi boost and rev to 8200rpm

ido09s Mentor

ido09s

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We have had GReddy springs with stock everything for years. 264 and a 272 with 9.7 lift. Used to rev it to 9500 and havent seen an issue after about 8000klms. Most of its life its spent on the dyno or the drag strip so its not being babied at all. We run 25psi apart from when its being driven to and from the dyno or drag strip ;)

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