aknovaman

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Holley, I believe, sells covers that mount the coils directly to the the valve covers to eliminate the ugly stock coil brackets.

Has anyone tried TIG welding alluminum standoffs to stock valve covers to mount the coils to clean up the appearance. I plan to eliminate the bulky coil harness too and connect each coil connector directly into the harness.


Thoughts?

ls1nova71

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97-98 ls1's had the coils mounted directly to the valve covers, so its doable. Cant switch valve covers though since they're perimiter bolted.

superdave84

I dunno...to me it's not just the bracket that is ugly. It's the coils themselves. I don't think eliminating the bracket will do much to change anything. You can relocate the coils, or you can get covers to cover them up. I went with the latter method...modified and painted some GTO covers

fieroguru

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You would need to weld up the holes when the original bosses are removed, then tig on some new ones... quite a bit of work

I just relocated the coils to the back side of both heads and smoothed the stock valve covers. I like the clean appearance of valve covers vs. seeing wiring and coils over them.

Holley does sell the valve covers for direct coil mounting:
http://www.holley.com/241-90.asp

aknovaman

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That's what I was referring to. I have a Tig so I can just remove the stock and make new mounting bosses and same a few hundred $$.

MX6.0

I picked up the Holley covers not too long ago. Not sure where you saw them for that price but I got mine new for $160 w/the billet cap. But for my own curiosity, I'd like to see how the homemade ones turn out

Here's a shot of mine installed. They aren't anything special but they do clean up the clutter a little bit while retaining a "stock" look.

boostnut

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Heres another option. Thank GM for using 4 bolts on the centerbolt valve covers. FYI, this pic is from a member here, hope you don't mind me stealing it Roger.

MX6.0

Very clean, I hadn't considered that option.

aknovaman

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I was looking at mounting them without a bracket as a weight savings too...........

Says the guy building a 3900 pound sedan.

-TheBandit-

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That is not a half-bad idea.

Pocket

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No one seen LSA/LS9 valve covers? Order from GM and get 6 coils to go with

MX6.0

Those are great, except they cost roughly $100 more than the Holley covers. And with the Holley covers you get to choose painted, polished or bare.

Might be worth it if you need the coils, I dunno.

1989GTA

I went with the natural finish on my Holley covers. The reason for the switch to the Holley is I needed more clearance for my firewall heater hoses. Worked out just fine.