Valve covers
06-13-2012, 07:34 PM
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Valve covers anyone have any good links to some decent valve covers that will clear 1.6s and not leak. Need some with the notch. any help would be appreciated. i don't need anything like cantons as long as they fit the requirements above especially leaks. Thanks
06-14-2012, 02:23 PM
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well I'm in the middle of a 3.8 to lt1 swap so I bought a complete donor thats pretty beat up, needless to say the valve covers are all dented up. I was looking at those polished ones. I'm just afraid they might leak due to how cheap they are? thanks for the reply btw
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06-15-2012, 02:29 PM
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I bought the polished ones used off of a member and you can get them with a notch cut for the alternator. I had mine powder coated black and they look and fit great. they dont leak at all i think because they are so rigid they seal much better.
the one draw back to these is where you install the gasket is very shallow compared to stock and the felpro gaskets dont want to stay on while installing them. So you can take some twine or yarn and tie it around the ends and center. Then after you get them down and the bolts in but still lose just cut and pull the string out.
the one draw back to these is where you install the gasket is very shallow compared to stock and the felpro gaskets dont want to stay on while installing them. So you can take some twine or yarn and tie it around the ends and center. Then after you get them down and the bolts in but still lose just cut and pull the string out.
06-17-2012, 07:45 AM
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the one draw back to these is where you install the gasket is very shallow compared to stock and the felpro gaskets dont want to stay on while installing them. So you can take some twine or yarn and tie it around the ends and center. Then after you get them down and the bolts in but still lose just cut and pull the string out.
My only other issue was that with my high lift cam, stock heads, and comp ultra pro mag rockers, the rockers were hitting the "webbing" in the ebay valvecovers. After grinding away the metal everything is fine, but it was still an issue. Other then that they have been good.