Steel vs Titanium retainers.
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Le Mans Master
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Steel vs Titanium retainers.
I'll be installing a set of 918 Comp springs and want to know is in necessary to install Ti retainers or would the GM steel retainers be just as good? I won't be racing and running high RPMs. My MODS is for a DD.
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SLPRC5
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SLPRC5
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Titanium shouldn't be necessary. I think those springs will work fine with the stock steel and the setup you will be installing. I would normally have suggested the Comp steel ones, but someone just had some problems with them so best stick with the stockers. I would however consider spending about $30 for machined locks rather than the stamped locks, since these are the only things holding the retainers in place and I think are good piece of mind for the limited money they cost.
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Originally Posted by vettenuts
Titanium shouldn't be necessary. I think those springs will work fine with the stock steel and the setup you will be installing. I would normally have suggested the Comp steel ones, but someone just had some problems with them so best stick with the stockers. I would however consider spending about $30 for machined locks rather than the stamped locks, since these are the only things holding the retainers in place and I think are good piece of mind for the limited money they cost.
Just check and be sure the new springs fits the retainer the same as the stock springs.
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From: Leon Iowa
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by SpeedyZ
Just check and be sure the new springs fits the retainer the same as the stock springs.
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From: Shreveport LA
Originally Posted by vettenuts
Titanium shouldn't be necessary. I think those springs will work fine with the stock steel and the setup you will be installing. I would normally have suggested the Comp steel ones, but someone just had some problems with them so best stick with the stockers. I would however consider spending about $30 for machined locks rather than the stamped locks, since these are the only things holding the retainers in place and I think are good piece of mind for the limited money they cost.
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Le Mans Master
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Originally Posted by mvvette97
I used the stock everything other than the springs. It's ran longer this way than with the complete comp setup
Do you order the "stock retainers and machine locks" from the dealer?
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Deno
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Le Mans Master
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Originally Posted by vettenuts
Titanium shouldn't be necessary. I think those springs will work fine with the stock steel and the setup you will be installing. I would normally have suggested the Comp steel ones, but someone just had some problems with them so best stick with the stockers. I would however consider spending about $30 for machined locks rather than the stamped locks, since these are the only things holding the retainers in place and I think are good piece of mind for the limited money they cost.
Now will these machined locks take the place of the retainer "keepers"? Also are the stock retainers and these machined locks also a dealer item?
Thanks,
SLPRC5
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From: Leon Iowa
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I would use the retainers that are on your engine . I'm sure that there is nothing wrong with yours. I used the stock locks because they have been with that retainer for 50k so why change it. I'm not saying that machined locks are not good but if you are going to use the 918 springs then the stock locks will work just fine. Now if you were using dual springs then I would use differant locks because they will not accept the stock retainers
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From: Leon Iowa
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by SleeperC5
Marc..everyone is saying us the "stock retainers and machined locks" are machine locks going to replace the "keepers"?
Do you order the "stock retainers and machine locks" from the dealer?
Thanks,
Deno
Do you order the "stock retainers and machine locks" from the dealer?
Thanks,
Deno
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Originally Posted by mvvette97
I would use the retainers that are on your engine . I'm sure that there is nothing wrong with yours. I used the stock locks because they have been with that retainer for 50k so why change it. I'm not saying that machined locks are not good but if you are going to use the 918 springs then the stock locks will work just fine. Now if you were using dual springs then I would use differant locks because they will not accept the stock retainers
BTW nicer avitar you have up now...
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Originally Posted by mvvette97
the machined locks are the keepers. I don't know if you can get them from a dealer or not.
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Originally Posted by vettenuts
Comp makes machined locks, the dealer will only sell the stock stamped locks.
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