I have been reading up on lighter valvetrain components, springs/retainers/valves/pushrods and looking into some options as far as pushrods go, I wonder if anyone here as ever tryed using a diffrent kind of pushrod from what seems to be the standard 4140 adj for most custom builds?, I know that Jims is making titanium HD pushrods now and I found a few interesting sites with some info... thoughts anyone?

http://www.paeco.com/Titanium%20Products.htm

http://www.pushrods.net/



I really like these and would give them a try

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Energy-Advanced/Materials/Industry_Solutions/MMC/Pushrods/

Jessell valve trains are the top dollar rage at AHDRA events on mega inch and mega dollar 45 degree pro gas engines, reference Mike Lozano's 186" pro gas bike.....................Steve

Kazoom, I don't know how I missed this the first time around (I was probably too busy puttn' miles on the S2), but it's definitely struck an interest. Thanks for the links.

Ross

I think it's a very good idea if you,ve got the jack. When possible I would always go with Jims. They're Harley experts.

The prices seem pretty reasonable, compared to the cost of titanium valves or S&S pieces. $60 for fixed length chromoly pushrods or $160 for titanium. Replacing a few key valvetrain components with titanium pieces could make a significant performance boost and reliability boost. A huge plus for a sport touring project like my upcoming one.