Floorman279

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i clearanced my stock valve covers and used a thicker gasket to clear my aftermarket rockers. the pass side was fine, but the drivers side needed the plastic pcv blocker/baffle removed, and both of the "divider" posts near each pcv hole in the valve cover. so basically it looks like a pass side cover but with the 2 pcv connectors. im now finding out that i will now be sucking a lot more oil into my catch can setup.

3 ways of handling this....
1) maybe it wont suck up that much, and if it does address later. valve covers can be done in car
2) try to rig up some way baffling the clearanced cover/somehow blocking the pcv line from sucking up oil
3) accept that i wasted 2 hours grinding and by taller covers, not that i needed that $200 anyway

Che70velle

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I’d go with door number 3...

bammax

Run the ls6 valley pan and block off the drivers side pcv port with the plastic plug

Majestic9C1

iTrader: (19)

THIS.... the only port I need on my valve covers is the passenger side front that connects to the intake manifold and the LS6 PCV that just goes from intake manifold to valley cover.. my drivers side valve cover has its port capped off

Floorman279

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o yea........forgot about the ol ls6 conversion.

Majestic9C1

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yeah pretty much... plus it unclutters the top of the engine as well

Floorman279

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so i just refreshed myself on the conversion, and on ls1how to it says the ls1 coolant lines wont work the the ls6 valley cover? i literally just sold my ls6 kit.

qweedqwag

If it's an LS1 block dont forget to do this.

Majestic9C1

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you need the LS6 crossover tube and the two blockoffs for the rear

Floorman279

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not an ls1 block. i will have to see if i can somehow make it work with ls1 tubes. i just order the 2004 and up version for use with my MM can

bammax

There's nothing inherently complicated about the crossover tube. If there's a fitment issue you can just adapt it or build your own. If you have a flaring tool and a few feet of fuel injection hose you can make something that'll clear almost anything.

Floorman279

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worst case scenario i cut a section off the crossover and just throw some heater hose there and flex it around the pcv

wannafbody

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Can you run two passenger side covers and remove the filler neck and plug it?

Floorman279

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how would i fill my oil out of curiosity

wannafbody

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On the passenger side as you currently do. Just get another passenger valve cover and use it on the drivers side.

Majestic9C1

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the backside of the valve covers are different to one another... .. it will bolt up but the venting is different

Floorman279

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big problem, without thinking i ordered the ls6 valley cover with the knock sensors in it. my block is gen 4 5.3 with the towers so it wont fit. i dont think any gen 4 ls motors had the valley cover with no knock sensor provisions and the pcv valve built in correct? so that means i will most likely need to cut the knock sensor towers out of the valley and then find a way of plugging the knock sensor holes unless anyone else has a better solution.......again, the original problem is i have no baffling in my valve covers from trimming to fit rockers so i cant pull ventilation from those without sucking extra oil. not trying to buy valve covers yet.....

Floorman279

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nevermind, found that the ls3 valley has the pcv built in and no knock sensors.....this is what i need right?

G Atsma

Yup...….

ChopperDoc

You responded before I had the chance lol. That's 2 yups for LS3 valley cover.