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Old 03-30-2012, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by RCinXS
So, just for the sake of seeing what the opinions might be, if one were to replace every nut on an entire 928 with titanium, what would the weight savings be??

100 LB? 200 LB? Someone must have a good guess.




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Old 03-31-2012, 04:20 PM
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whats next, gold plated door locks?

after 3 pages, there has not been on reason that anyone would want to use titianium lug nuts. are we reallly talking strength or looks. DONT even go there on weight! 1 lb savings for $500. You have got to be kidding me!

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Maybe we could start with a valve stem cap? I have no issue tapping into my son's college fund.
titanium valve caps! count me in!!
Old 03-31-2012, 04:40 PM
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[QUOTE=mark kibort;9408326]whats next, gold plated door locks?

Hahahaha.....no a golden toilet in your porsche while you racing
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Seriously, Titanium Half Shafts might actually save some significant overall weight and perhaps have a measurable rotational mass decrease.

Produce and sell those at comparable prices and you might have something that would appeal to certain "nuts" around here.

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Old 03-31-2012, 08:00 PM
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Just trying to helpful fwiw, (always nice to see new stuff, even nicer when priced right)

for bling effect the bolt/screws that fasten the cross brace down in the engine bay. see my avatar

for strength, although our suspensions are very stout the little piece stuck on the frame wall in the front wheel weels that the upper wishbones bolt to looks cheesy, maybe a thicker better shaped piece would be nice

that's my .02
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Originally Posted by tv
for bling effect the bolt/screws that fasten the cross brace down in the engine bay. see my avatar
I'll vote for that. Mine are looking pretty ratty.
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Doesn't the Veron use some of them expensive titanium fasteners.
Old 04-01-2012, 11:31 AM
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Sprint Cars World of Outlaws use many ti fastners even driveshafts. METTEC is a company which makes such things. Simple bolts are .."Tapered Socket Head M10 - 1.25 X 25MM

Titanium Tapered Socket Head (TSHCS) M10 - 1.25 x 25mm. Grip Length = 2mm. Thread Length = 23mm. The drive on this bolt is a 8mm Allen key. The heads have been forged and the threads have been rolled for better fatigue resistance. Made from aircraft grade material that has been ultrasonic inspected and has been heat treated to a minimum UTS of 160Ksi (1103Mpa).


Description Item # Price Weight Qty
Tapered Socket Head M10 - 1.25 X 25MM M10-12X25TSH "

About $20 each . The drive shafts around $600 for 26 inch length. Lots of great stuff in their store and they do have metric



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