valve covers
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Drifting
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valve covers
Hello everybody
I own a 1984 4 plus 3. I just put a camshaft and went with roller rockers. The valve covers do not work with these rocker arms. The tab inside the cover touches the rocker. Does anyone have a suggestion as to which valve covers I should use. I am assuming that I need covers with crankcase breathers, correct. Thank you
I own a 1984 4 plus 3. I just put a camshaft and went with roller rockers. The valve covers do not work with these rocker arms. The tab inside the cover touches the rocker. Does anyone have a suggestion as to which valve covers I should use. I am assuming that I need covers with crankcase breathers, correct. Thank you
Use a grinder or a Dremel with a cut off wheel to remove the drip tabs. Don't try to bend and break them off....you will break a hole in the cover and they will be useless at this point
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Yes, grind them off as close to flush with the cover as you can or cut them off. I did that with my stock covers for my 85 running 1.5 & 1.6 RR. When I built the ZZ4 I used 1.6 rollers with a .534 lift on the exhaust. I used a little taller gasket and the covers worked fine.
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Yes, grind them off as close to flush with the cover as you can or cut them off. I did that with my stock covers for my 85 running 1.5 & 1.6 RR. When I built the ZZ4 I used 1.6 rollers with a .534 lift on the exhaust. I used a little taller gasket and the covers worked fine.
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