How many of you out there are running stock retainers? What valvesprings are you running with them and what cams? daily driven....how high do you rev....etc etc...?

Just curious as to how many people are actually running titanium vs. stock. Still debating if I should just run stock retainers or go with Ti, but the debate about Ti retainers wearing out too fast is chewing me up.

 

after a fresh gsr swap into my ek blew up after it lost a retainer ill never take the chance again. i was revving a bit higher than stock but still it sucks. you mighta s well put in the overtime and get a full valve train. believe me its worth it..

 

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damn stock cams too?

 

Omni and Rocket springs and retainer have the snap-fit so any independent motion of the springs and retainers is minimized or eliminated. This will reduce wear issue.

That said I would still take the valve cover off ever now and again to inspect.

 

I've got Crower Stage 2's in my H22. I use the stock intake springs on both the intake and exhaust side with stock retainers. The only things I changed were the cams and the exhaust springs.

Daily driven, 25k miles, stone reliable.

 

aight...i've made up my mind to run stock retainers. I've already bought itr retainers, but this was before I realized that itr and gsr retainers are all the same.

should i replace my old ones with the new ones? or just use the old gsr ones?

 

Stock are good enough,
im running Toda B + Toda Springs reving 9k+ for a year and still very realiable..

but i would go for Ti upgrade in the comming rebuild