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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 01:41 PM
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First post to the sites as finally doing some performance upgrades to my 2002 SS.

Looking for recommendations on how to run a PCV set up (or not) with a set of Nasty Performance valve covers.

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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 03:44 PM
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I dont believe those valve covers are made to use a pcv setup, there made for breathers. im not sure if they have an option to be able to use a stock pcv system, although im not sure why you would want to anyway.
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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 04:53 PM
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i believe eric is right
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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I think you'd want to switch your valley cover to the LS6 style. That will allow you to maintain the PCV system, using the LS6 style, instead of the LS1 style (using the valve covers).

You might need to do a little dremeling on your block, though its not that big of a deal.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 09:48 AM
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ditch the pcv system
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael02hawk
I think you'd want to switch your valley cover to the LS6 style. That will allow you to maintain the PCV system, using the LS6 style, instead of the LS1 style (using the valve covers).

You might need to do a little dremeling on your block, though its not that big of a deal.
i have to do this with my gmpp valve covers and then run a breather off the fill tube...it's no biggie
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 07:16 AM
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Thanks everybody. I've decided I'm going to do the LS6 valley cover trick and then hook up a line from the right VC as the vent.

Mark M.
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael02hawk
I think you'd want to switch your valley cover to the LS6 style. That will allow you to maintain the PCV system, using the LS6 style, instead of the LS1 style (using the valve covers).

You might need to do a little dremeling on your block, though its not that big of a deal.
I ACTUALLY DID THAT TO MINE ,BUT MODIFIED THE LS6 VALLY VERSES DREMALLING THE BLOCK I HAD TO TAKE OFF SOME OF THE PLASTIC ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE LS6 VALLYAND PUT A PLASTIC PIECE OF HOSE WERE I HAD TO TAKE IT DOWN SO AS TO CLEAR THE EDGE OF BLOCK AND EPOXEDTHE TWO ENDS SO THE VACUM WASNT ENTERUPTED ITS LIKE A MOLDED TRAY TYPE PLASTIC PATH THAT LEADS TO THE STEEL LINE,IT WASNT BAD TOOK ABOUT 40 MIN TAKING MY TIME,NOW FROM WHAT IVE READ AND SEEN THE LQ9 6.0 BLOCKACCEPTS THIS VALLY WITH NO MODIFICATIONS!
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Originally Posted by barnat
I ACTUALLY DID THAT TO MINE ,BUT MODIFIED THE LS6 VALLY VERSES DREMALLING THE BLOCK I HAD TO TAKE OFF SOME OF THE PLASTIC ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE LS6 VALLYAND PUT A PLASTIC PIECE OF HOSE WERE I HAD TO TAKE IT DOWN SO AS TO CLEAR THE EDGE OF BLOCK AND EPOXEDTHE TWO ENDS SO THE VACUM WASNT ENTERUPTED ITS LIKE A MOLDED TRAY TYPE PLASTIC PATH THAT LEADS TO THE STEEL LINE,IT WASNT BAD TOOK ABOUT 40 MIN TAKING MY TIME,NOW FROM WHAT IVE READ AND SEEN THE LQ9 6.0 BLOCKACCEPTS THIS VALLY WITH NO MODIFICATIONS!
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