Dr.Huxtable

Hey guys,

Was going to replace my valve cover gaskets this eve but i seem to have a unique head, cover design.

The heads are edelbrock performer heads.

I got some fel-pro gaskets after reading around on here but i soon found out they wont fit. Does fel-pro make a gasket that will fit my application?

Thanks,
-Caleb

Head



Valve cover w/ new gasket



Old Gasket

oldalaskaman

the old gasket looks like stock chevy perimeter gaskets, dont know bout the new ones, seems any stock chevy perimeter gasket would work,m if you havent destroyed the old ones you may be able to use some RTV and get them back on. otherwise get some perimeter gaskets.

Dr.Huxtable

So I'll need to just take the old gasket to the parts store and ask them to match it then i guess. I'd rather not use the old ones. Seems weird cause the gasket i got is the only one that i can find online at rockauto.com or summitracing.com

Any more ideas guys?

oldalaskaman

that would be the best, that way they cant give you the wrong ones

95BLKVette

Since they're Edelbrock heads why don't you email them with the head part number and see what they recommend?

Dr.Huxtable

lol alright I'll give it a shot i just don't wanna wait for ever for a new valve cover gasket! Figured it was a pretty generic gasket i could just pick up at the store

overdrawn

Does your valve covers have a valley where the gaskets fit or are they flat? Fel-pro gaskets will stretch and snap into the valley, but those fel-pro gaskets you have there are for the center bolt cv's....

RollaMo-LT4

Those new gaskets you show are not the right ones for your style heads.

Your heads are the traditional perimeter bolt design.
So regular Fel-Pro gaskets for the older style head should work.

USAsOnlyWay

Ask for valve cover gaskets for an older car/vette whatever that didn't have center bolt valve covers and they will work. Nothing special, just the wrong gasket there.

85vet

Just look at 85 350 standard perimeter gaskets. Good ones would be felpro Z1604 - cork steel cork gasket.

Dr.Huxtable

beautiful thanks so much guys. I'll switch them out tomorrow hopefully they will have them in stock. I'll post up my findings for further searchers

tpi 421 vette

Your new gaskets are for centerbolt heads. You need perimeter. Sounds like you have it figured out. The centerbolt are 86 and newer style. The perimeter are the 85 and back style. Some heads like AFR are set up to use either style gasket.

Pete K

It is the same valve cover gasket used on all small block chevy motors from 1955-1985.

383vett

I think we've got this gasket thing covered, guys.

Pete K

Nah. We can keep it going for a while yet.

Dr.Huxtable

haha beatin the dead horse. Thanks Jim, Willie, and Pete. Can't wait to get rid of these heads anyway If the IRS would hurry up and deposit my stinkin refund i could get started on my build with Jim!

383vett

Have Jim start on the build anyway. He's starting to build motors on credit. No payment due until the motor is delivered, the car running and time slips show low 11's. I heard Pete's motors are guaranteed for low 11's too, but he requires half up front.

tpi 421 vette

ch@0s

you need perimeter bolt gaskets
Tell them it's an 85

USAsOnlyWay

I prefer the gaskets from an 83 Corvette. Very rare and expensive but totally worth it...