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WHETHER YOU HAVE A 9000-RPM NASCAR, A 14,000-RPM PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE, OR TOP-FUEL DRAGSTER
Ferrea offers the finest titanium valve on the market. Our extensive R & D facility is constantly implementing new designs and processes, which continues to keep us in the forefront of engine valve technology. We manufacture each valve by forging a piece of special high-temperature titanium alloy with silicon (This high-temp. alloy is considered a "special upgrade" by our competitors; however, it has been standard in all our exhaust and some intake valves for years). The valves then undergo an extensive heat treatment and stress-relieving process to ensure molecular integrity and prolong the valve's life. Each Ferrea titanium valve is meticulously machined in our own preciesion CNC machining center where it must pass extensive quality control procedures. All of our special processes provide maximum performance and reliability, affording longer life in today's professional racing engines.
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Super Alloy... THE NEXT GENERATION OF VALVE TECHNOLOGY
Ferrea super alloy valves... represent the highest level of sophistication in valve technology. We proudly introduced the next generation of extreme heat resistant valves, specifically developed to withstand the brutal punishment of NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car applications. We have developed a specially processed high nickel-based alloy, and a unique heat-treatment process, which yields extreme heat resistance and enormous tensile strength properties, (far beyond conventional Inconel materials).
These extraordinary valves will set the standards for all Supercharged, Turbocharged, Nitrous Oxide, Off-Shore Marine or 9.0 compressin restricted race motors. Many Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car teams can confirm the performance and reliability of these new valves which are now available for many engine combinations including NASCAR, Sprint Car, Drag Race, and Off-Shore Marine applications.
We have expanded our offerings for the Top/Fuel and Funny/Car applications with a Super Alloy Valve available for every after-market head in both 11/32 & 3/8-stem sizes.
We are also reaching a fast growing segment in the Import Cars with the introduction of our New Super Alloy Import-Tuner Valve program. These valves are specially designed for use in racing engines that are subjected to extreme exhaust temperatures such as turbo, nitrous, or supercharged racing engines. No other valve on the market has been designed specifically for these applications. Once again Ferrea is setting the pace.
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Ferrea Sodium Fill-Hollow Stem Valve is a sophisticated piece in which
we combine our manufacturing process that gun drills and micro polishes the
stem with the addition of a specially formulated sodium into the hollow
stem. This combination achieves both weight reduction in the valve train
and a better dissipation of heat from critical areas in the engine.
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An important factor to take into consideration to increase the engine’s
RPMs, is the valve train weight. Of course, the valve being a main
component, the design has to be perfected to accomplish the weight
reduction to allow higher RPMs.
Ferrea's latest contribution to this area is the introduction of its
Lightweight Hollow Stem Valve.
We developed a manufacturing
process that gun drills and micro polishes the stem to achieve a valve
reduction in weight of 20 percent compared to a conventional stainless
steel solid-stem valve.
The valves also feature friction welded tips, radial
grooves, avionics chrome plated stems, seat hardness up to 42
HRc and super flo to improve flow design.
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Ferrea Competition Plus Valves have built a reputation as the industry's most reliable extreme duty valve. We, at Ferrea, are dedicated to providing the absolute best product on the market.
Our extensive R & D programs provide tehcnological gains, which are implemented in each of our competiton plus valves. They are engineered for higt rpm, high horsepower racing engines, and are chose by many top NASCAR, Drag, and Oval & Sprint Car-racing teams.
To manufacture the valves we use special aerospace quality alloys, including EV8-Z18, which provides high tensile strength. An exclusive two-step slow forging process ensures proper grain flow and virtually eliminated any damage to the material structure. The valves are then heat treated and stress-relieved over a 48-hour period, which is the crucial base of our molecular integrity. These valves feature avionics-quality hard chrome along with a specially applied hard tip. Our engineering staff at Ferrea spends countless hours conducting flow bench tests to achieve an optimum balance of flow, velocity and efficiency in the design of this valve. As a result, these valves incorporate smoother radiuses and unique undercuts. These exclusive features are what make the Ferrea Competition Plus Valves unequaled in performance and reliability!
Ferrea is once again setting the pace with its Competition Plus PQ Series Exhaust Valves, the next generation of exhaust valve technology.
Due to the evolution in today's competition engine applications, temperatures are increasing and as a result, longevity is decreasing. Therefore, Ferrea is pleased to introduce our NEW! Competition Plus PQ Series Valve.
This is a next generation exhaust valve made of an Ultra High Strength, High Temp Nickel Stainless Stell Alloy. Ferrea first used this material with great success during the development of a very high stress, high temp endurance racing program.
This PQ Series next generation exhaust valve material will progressively replace Competition Plus Series valves as applications evolve and the material becomes necessary.
Listed below are some qualities of the Next Generation Exhaust Valve material:
- Tensile strength increased by 20% at high temperature
- Fatigue resistance increased by 20%
- Valve seat life increased by 25%
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The 6000 Series Competition Valves are designed to provide excellent reliability in an environment of high spring pressures and roller cams, at a budget price. They have higher fatigue resistance and tensile strengths than our competitor's best offerings. These valves can be used in Drag and Oval Track racing applications.
To manufacture the valves, we use our exclusive two-step slow forging process using EV8 stainelss steel on both intake and exhaust valves. We provide a special heat-treatment and stress relieving process, along with hard chrome stems and friction-welded hard tips. We finish with a swirl polished head. The valves feature flow improvements to deliver the power needed for today's sophisticated racing engines.
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The 5000 Series Valves have become the alternative for performance engine builders that use our competitor's "street" or "performance valve." These valves are produced in our CNC centers allowing tight tolerances and cost-effective design. They feature a one-piece forging made from stainless steel, a special heat treatment process, hard chrome stems, and hard tip. Most applications are available in an undercut stem and dished head, while other applications are available in straight stem and flat head. These valves provide our customers with maximum value for their dollar and are designed for Street Performance engines, mildly modified Drag and Oval Track applications.
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For over a decade Ferrea has supplied many top race teams and elite engine builders with the best Competition Motorcycle Valve in the world. Whether it's a 14,000 rpm Pro Stock Motorcycle Titanium Valve or a 1000 hp+ Top Fuel Super Alloy Valve, Ferrea has what you need. We developed the motorcycle-racing vavle implememting the same technology as our extreme duty, competition plus (automotive) racing valve. The net result is a valve that can withstand the punishment of extremely high rpm, multiple stages of nitrous injection, turbocharger and even blown fuel applications. No other valve even comes close to the performance and reliability of Ferrea's. Our valves have set more records in numerous categories worldwide than any other valve on the market.
We have expanded our Motorcycle Vavles offering to include the four stroke engines, which are becoming the trend in off road racing. We have updated our Japanese engine valve program and also expanded our Harley Davidson after-market engine valve offering. We added many blank valves for any type of custom machining, usually within 7 to 10 days.
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This Special "Aluminum-Magnesium Roller Rocker System" was designed and developed by Ferrea to replace the factory "Steel Rocker Arm System" and eliminate the V-TEC Function. Factors such as weight, mass moment of inertia, deflection, and cycle durability are taken into account throughout the design and testing process.

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| Premium Material: |
We use special high quality 70 Series Aerospace Aluminum-Magnesium Alloy, heat-treated to provide superior strength at elevated temperatures. |
| Manufacturing: |
Fully CNC machined, profiled for weight reduction. (OEM unit weighs 108% more) which improves moment of inertia, and increases the RPM range of Valve-train. |
| Roller Wheel: |
The Roller Needle Bearings prevents roller from skidding across the camshaft surface, unlike the (OEM) stock rocker pad, thus reducing friction dramatically. |
| Tool Steel Pin: |
The Tool Steel Roller Pin is compressed between the rocker to stablize the rocker motion throughout the entire RPM range. |
| Installation: |
Our Roller Rocker System comes with all hardware and requires no head modifications for installation. |
| U.S. Patent No. US6, 353, 062 B1. |
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Harmonics or high frequency fatigue is present in all racing engines and will usually destroy the valvetrain if not controlled. Properly designed valve springs will control the dominant harmonics, provide the needed stability, and reduce valvetrain component wear.
Ferrea valve springs are developed from high strength alloys, including premium grade chrome silicone steel These springs are manufactured with state-of-the-art equipment. Our springs are heat-treated and stress-relieved, which dramatically increases the spring's life. Strict quality control procedures and cycle testing ensures consistency from batch to batch. Ferrea valve springs provide teh stability needed for high lift, high rpm racing engines, while minimizing the load loss for today's aggressive valvetrain combinations.
We expanded our Springs offering to include many new designs and applications. Our goal is to provide the best possible valve-train combinations for all racing environments from circle track, drag racing, motorcycle racing and offshore marine racing.
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The Ferrea Superlocks were designed and developed as a solution for the Top Fuel & Funny Car engine builders experiencing problems of premature wear in the lock and tip area of the valve. this premature wear is attributed mainly to poor geometry of the HEMI motor, and the super high spring pressures present. Our new lock assembly replaces the need for hard tips, by incorporating a special lash cap which is surrounded by a shouldered valve lock which "locks" the valve stem above and below the keeper groove and secures the lash cap to prevent any unwanted movement. The innovative new lock design is the choice of many Drag Racing and Winston Cup engine builders. The Ferrea Superlock mates ideally with steel and titanium valves, and is available in Super 7 and 10 degree in standard and +.050 installed heights.
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The New Ferrea Competition Gaskets are manufactured with an internal Solid Steel Plate covered on both sides with a thin Non-Asbestos Compound (a Ferrea exclusive compound), which resists extreme temperatures. The Solid Steel Plate is treated with a non-corrosive material at high temperature. These three components are subject to a compression process at high pressure (double the normal engine torque pressure), to provide superior strength to the gasket.
The gasket features a wide Stainless Steel Combustion Seal on the gasket's bore, that will ensure the absence of any marks or grooves after use on aluminum cylinder heads, but also retain strength for those demanding high cylinder pressure applications.
This is a permanent torque gasket, and it comes with a silicone sealant applied for immediate use.
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