Thanks but the key word was CHEAP Even though Ammar's shop is only minutes from my house, I think/hope I can find them cheaper than $60 each. Thanks for the info though
I was looking for some yesterday as well. Have to get a bigger bung welded into my Akra mid pipe Bazzaz quoted me $85 for labor, and $60 for the bung, plus shipping both ways. OUCH!
The cheap way to go is hit your local muffler shop and have them torch one out of an old exhaust. Probably cost you less than $10 (maybe free if you just take the part home and cut it out yourself). Of course it'll be stainless instead of titanium. The stainless piece will be 1 ounce heavier than the Ti part. It just boils down to how much you're willing to pay for that 1 oz. of weight. You can save that much weight just by wringing it a little harder when you take your pre-race piss.
Good luck getting that SS bung welded to the Ti exhaust.... personally - $145 plus shipping ain't that bad...it IS titanium, after all...
Okay, I've looked at this thread a couple of times, and I can no longer resist saying... Since when is anything made of titanium cheap?
Well, if it were an Ti exhaust system or a Ti fairing stay or a Ti sub frame or something like that which would involve LOTS of custom bending and welding then the word "cheap" wouldn't even be part of this. But we're talking about a Ti slug that has a threaded hole in it I know what you are saying about Ti being expensive though.
Google titanium fasteners and find someone to weld the nut on. There are lots of places that sell them. The welder may be a little harder to find though.
Ever try to machine ti? Especially threads? Bend, form, weld, fab... all pretty easy (for people that know how) compared to putting one in lathe or even running a tap through one. Bazz's are nice because they have the radius in them instead of just the flat ones that the few other people that have them sell.
Huey, what do you know? Titanium should be cheap, because it's so easy to machine and fabricate. And mine. I've been mining it in my backyard, and half the nuggets are 6x1.0 bolts. F%^%ck the Russians.
Thanks, FYI for those that might need one also....http://www.racebolts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=623_656_658&products_id=329 Beats the hell out of $60 from Bazzaz