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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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I really like the look of the Proform polished aluminum Bowtie valve covers but they only come in tall. I have a 350 with short covers and other than possible clearance issues is there any mechanical reason I can't go with tall covers?

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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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you wont have any clearance issues other than the alternator will be REAL close to the vc. before i got the march brackets i had to drop the belt to get the alt out of the way to get at my vc. and IMHO, proform sells junk and its not made in america.
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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Dunno for sure, but you might have a problem with the air conditioning bracket that mounts to the intake manifold...
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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Had mine on for years, no clearance issues even when I had the A/C installed...

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