valve cover spacers
07-19-2006, 12:54 AM
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valve cover spacers i just bought some roller rockers and they are 1.6 and i have the lt4 hotcam. The rockers hit the valvecovers when they are tightened down, so i need some center bolt valve cover spacers that will still clear the alternater. Or would i need to buy taller valvecovers that will clear the alternater insetead. If so spacers where do you buy them,and where do you buy tall valvecovers for centerbolt? thanks for the help
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just go to the dealership and get you a pair of LT4 valve covers, the composit ones... thats what i have or i know Canton racing makes a set of tall valve covers for the LT1.. there pretty nice as well.....
07-19-2006, 02:17 AM
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well the pic has been removed but the reason it doesnt work the webbing inside your valve covers is too wide to fit between your rockers...so you ned to bend them straight or gring them down till they are straight...post a pics of the insede of your valve cover and some1 or i can photoshop what needs to be removed
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ok i will work on them thaks for all of the help and i will get back to ya when i work on it. it is 2:30 in the morning and i'm thinking about working on it but i dont know. Then i will want to start it up and see if it is fixed but i will wake the dead if start my car up. there are people on my street that dont like my car or my dads car that much. LOL
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All you need to do is flatten the bends in the center supports on the valve covers. A big pair of pliers works well for that. That made them clear my CompCams HiTech rockers.
Of course, one side I cut out, the other side I bent... the cut out side leaked. I ended up going LT4 valve covers with MBA billet inserts. They look great.
Without the inserts, LT4 valve covers are a little... boring. They did drop right on no problem tho.
I'm running spacers on my LS1 car. With the cast stock LS1 valve covers, they don't leak at all. The spacer uses a stock neoprene gasket against the head, and the stock valve cover seals against the spacer with its gasket. I don't see the stock stamped steel LT1 valve covers being anywhere near as rigid as the cast LS1 covers tho.
Of course, one side I cut out, the other side I bent... the cut out side leaked. I ended up going LT4 valve covers with MBA billet inserts. They look great.
Without the inserts, LT4 valve covers are a little... boring. They did drop right on no problem tho.I'm running spacers on my LS1 car. With the cast stock LS1 valve covers, they don't leak at all. The spacer uses a stock neoprene gasket against the head, and the stock valve cover seals against the spacer with its gasket. I don't see the stock stamped steel LT1 valve covers being anywhere near as rigid as the cast LS1 covers tho.
