OEM (JDM) Honda 5 speed titanium shift knob

[Stin1]

A simple google search states that size for size, titanium is actually about twice as heavy as aluminum. Titanium is a much more dense (and stronger) metal therefore heavier. However, because its stronger, titanium parts such as exhausts, etc can be lighter because they can use thinner walled material for the tubing.

This ! If you ever have access to a titanium bicycle frame, you will clearly notice how thin the tubing is. They flex like a rubber band when riding them as well vs . aluminum which is much thicker and sometimes has strange creaks. Remember shop class or chemistry class? We had little kits with solid metals identical in size. Some of these weighed to determine the metal . We also used them for chemical reaction demonstrations. It would be cool to find the weights on the jdm and usdm mentioned above along with the shift linkage details.

[jayhaire]

A simple google search states that size for size, titanium is actually about twice as heavy as aluminum. Titanium is a much more dense (and stronger) metal therefore heavier. However, because its stronger, titanium parts such as exhausts, etc can be lighter because they can use thinner walled material for the tubing.

This ! If you ever have access to a titanium bicycle frame, you will clearly notice how thin the tubing is. They flex like a rubber band when riding them as well vs . aluminum which is much thicker and sometimes has strange creaks. Remember shop class or chemistry class? We had little kits with solid metals identical in size. Some of these weighed to determine the metal . We also used them for chemical reaction demonstrations. It would be cool to find the weights on the jdm and usdm mentioned above along with the shift linkage details.

I have a JDM ITR shift knob, USDM 97 - 98, and a 95 GS-R at my disposal. I could borrow a USDM 00 - 01 and weigh them all at work next week.