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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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i can respect that.. there is also the posiblity of modifying your stock valve covers. i thought about having the ridges welded in and then painting my valve covers, but i just went with painting them.
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 07:09 AM
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Yea thats where I'm at now. Painting the stockers. As much as I want to, its hard to justify the money on a freaking valve cover. I want them but that is go fast part money. Its a dilema. The engine really does deserve better.
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 09:34 AM
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Speed inc sells a set and for less money Chrome and Performance (Firehawk#608) will polish the stockers.
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 11:19 AM
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I'm not good with paint shop either but I was wondering what a set would look like with 347 cu in on them.
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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imo i wouldnt put anything on them.. they are beautiful as/is, expecialy if you had a matching sheet metal intake..
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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No I have an ls6 intake, thats just a picture of the valve covers and not my motor.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by sprayjunkie
A friend purchased the Katech covers for his V, had to send them back after we discovered both valve covers leaking(bad!). They've been back at Katech for weeks, haven't heard what they're gonna do about it, though initially they denied anything was wrong. They were so warped, you could rock them back and forth on a flat surface.
Still waiting to see how they handle this since they are $400 valve covers!
Your friend didn't tell you I refunded him in full?
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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sorry i just had to say something about that

btw these katech covers may have also solved some of that oil into the intake issues we all have since they are so tall its hard to get oil directly into the line, but since not too many people fork out the dough, you'll never know till you try it.
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I'm a fan of these, but I'm kind of an old school guy:

Most likely very pricey----but there's a set on ebay right now going for $157.......
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 99blancoSS
Its a place in Canada. I dont want to say the name out of respect for out sponsors. Search the web and you'll find it. They have stuff on ebay. Same price as Nasty.

I'll post up pictures of my work in a while. I need to etch them first. My factory covers.

The place in Canada is the company that actually makes them for Nasty Performance. I got mine from them directly.

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I'm a fan of these, but I'm kind of an old school guy:

Most likely very pricey----but there's a set on ebay right now going for $157.......
They're 108/peice from SDPC. I was in on the bidding until it went over 150.
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 02:24 PM
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I am also a fan of those chevrolet valve covers. I love that old school look.
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