Valves

new-valve-1.JPG (10230 bytes) Side by side view of the intake valve. New for the 99 race season is the valve on the left. It's about 1mm oversize and made of Stainless steel. It's difficult to tell in the photo but the new valve does not have the deep dish or cup in the center like the older valve, this should help keep compression up.

Old valve dia. 24.9mm
New valve dia. 26.1mm

combustion-new-1.JPG (17316 bytes) A view of the new valve installed, exhaust valve is a stock Honda part.
combustion-old-1.JPG (17585 bytes) A view of a stock combustion chamber with stock size valves.