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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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Has anyone used ebay valve covers? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SBC-C...item2c53a3b8b4
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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also curious
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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I just bought a pair of valve covers that look exactly like those, but mine are not polished. I am having mine machined to fit breathers on both covers so that I can eliminate my pcv system. The same gaskets and bolt set came with mine, so I am pretty sure they are made by the same company. I havent installed mine yet but they seem like they are actually decent quality even with the cheap price tag.
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 09:44 AM
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I have seen these in person. They actually look very nice. I was surprised with the price. Would like to try a set also. It looks like my plug wires would not work.
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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I bought a set of the truck wires, because I was pretty sure mine werent going to be long enough. Ill post up some pics when I install them.
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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Truck wires should do it. I have the d585 coils that mount higher on the valve covers also. I would like to see a pic installed.
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 04:50 PM
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They sure are nice for the money.
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 10:19 PM
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Damn, thats a nice set of covers
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im going to pick a set up this weekend after seeing these
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just bought them i will let you guys know how they fit
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by venom99
just bought them i will let you guys know how they fit
Post some pictures, if possible. Thanks..
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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A friend of mine got those ... I didn't like the way the weld looked so I got some from Nasty Performance.

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the company that makes those contacted us back before SEMA, they are "ok" for the money but will not work on corvettes with the alternator in the stock location and will not work on f-bodies with a/c.
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We mocked them up to a friends engine today that was on a stand, and they work well with the truck plug wires. We did discover that they will probably not work unless you are running aftermarket fuel rails that move the stock fuel line to rail conection. IMO its still worth the little bit of extra work getting them to fit. Im sure the Nasty Performance covers are better quality, but they also cost quite a bit more.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted by GTO1_OHIO
A friend of mine got those ... I didn't like the way the weld looked so I got some from Nasty Performance.

Those are very nice covers/brackets... Who makes them and how much do they cost? They look expensive.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:03 AM
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http://www.nastyperformance.com/Valvecovers.html We are a sponsor on here and have been making our covers for over 10 years. They fit all cars and trucks.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Nasty N8
http://www.nastyperformance.com/Valvecovers.html We are a sponsor on here and have been making our covers for over 10 years. They fit all cars and trucks.
Very nice covers, but don't you source your valve covers?



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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 12:13 PM
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I work very close to get them made to my specs...
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Stay away from the ebay ones.

The pedestals that the bolts go through are not all centered. I had a horrible oil leak on the back out of the drivers side one.

Also, like was posted earlier, when you install the coil brackets and coils they hit the AC on the F-body cars, also I had to bend my fuel rail line to make it work.

I just went back to stock...
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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I need taller valve covers or spacers for my new motor. Thats why I was asking. Going on a ls7 head with new Harland Sharp rockers in a gto.
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