Billet pushrod tubes Options

[StratPlayer]

68.00 a piece, are they worth it?

[TRP]

68.00 a piece, are they worth it?

$540.00 for pushrod tubes seems like quite the investment.

Tangerine has a set for $330.00, but they aren't billet, they are stainless.

What are you trying to solve for? Seems to me that the only benefit would be less resistant to damage/leaks in the tube itself. Most of the leaks come from the seals, not the tubes themselves.

'm having a 2.1 built right now and I did the evaluation based on cost/benefit and it was not worth it for me. I went with a set of high quality tubes and invested in the best seals/prep work.

More knowledgeable members will reply soon,
Ted

[DC_neun_vierzehn]

68.00 a piece, are they worth it?

$540.00 for pushrod tubes seems like quite the investment.

Tangerine has a set for $330.00, but they aren't billet, they are stainless.

What are you trying to solve for? Seems to me that the only benefit would be less resistant to damage/leaks in the tube itself. Most of the leaks come from the seals, not the tubes themselves.

'm having a 2.1 built right now and I did the evaluation based on cost/benefit and it was not worth it for me. I went with a set of high quality tubes and invested in the best seals/prep work.

More knowledgeable members will reply soon,
Ted

Which seals are now considered “the best seals these days”

[TRP]

I deferred to Ken Jansen, who is building my motor. He typically goes with OEM stuff, I would guess that's what he's going with. From what I've gathered here, the type IV tubes are. It as problematic as the type I tubes.

I'm still a new guy around here, someone else, more knowledgeable will be along soon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[bdstone914]

@StratPlayer

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68.00 a piece, are they worth it?
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No.
Was at Eurupean motorworks yesterday. He has them for $15 each.

[Driver174]

68.00 a piece, are they worth it?

They are expensive but work well. Along with Viton seals, they fit very snugly into mating bores. They are a bit of a pain to remove them without pulling heads off engine.

Tangerine Racing stainless tubes are pretty cool too but do not fit as tight into tube bores. These stainless tubes have a ring welded to them which make installation/removal of them very easy.

[DRPHIL914]

68.00 a piece, are they worth it?

$540.00 for pushrod tubes seems like quite the investment.

Tangerine has a set for $330.00, but they aren't billet, they are stainless.

What are you trying to solve for? Seems to me that the only benefit would be less resistant to damage/leaks in the tube itself. Most of the leaks come from the seals, not the tubes themselves.

'm having a 2.1 built right now and I did the evaluation based on cost/benefit and it was not worth it for me. I went with a set of high quality tubes and invested in the best seals/prep work.

More knowledgeable members will reply soon,
Ted

Which seals are now considered “the best seals these days”

for me normally ive used the Viton seals working tthe best, anything else seems
to leak sooner. I just replaced some "factory" brand on the #1 tube last month with the viton- not sure why i did that last time around, might have been due to what was available or on hand, but i wont do that again.
for rear seal RMS that is last time i had to replace a leaking one it was VR Vitor Reitz and used a SABO from Brazille and that RMS is perfect after 2 -3 years so far.

[porschetub]

68.00 a piece, are they worth it?

$540.00 for pushrod tubes seems like quite the investment.

Tangerine has a set for $330.00, but they aren't billet, they are stainless.

What are you trying to solve for? Seems to me that the only benefit would be less resistant to damage/leaks in the tube itself. Most of the leaks come from the seals, not the tubes themselves.

'm having a 2.1 built right now and I did the evaluation based on cost/benefit and it was not worth it for me. I went with a set of high quality tubes and invested in the best seals/prep work.

More knowledgeable members will reply soon,
Ted

IMO a good set of stock tubes with correct 'o'rings is hard to beat if they are fitted properly ? no sealant and just installed a good coating of motor oil and making sure the running surfaces for 'o' rings are smooth/clean and check retaining spring under the rocker gear in correct position.