Originally Posted by
Stu @ M Developments
The valve seat is a special hardened material that can take a red hot valve hammeriing into it at high speed all day long without failure. It is an interference fit and thus requires thermal stability and structural integrity of the surrounding area to retain it.
which i would suggest with the large amount of material behind it like it has, i believe it will still maintain its structual rigidity, is this based on the fact that the valve throat (if thats what you call it) is impinging on the hemispherical area?
Last edited by Twellsie; Oct 16, 2008 at 02:35 PM.