Real Valve Covers
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Real Valve Covers
Want to move coils ( vendor who sells this kit?) and replace present valve covers with traditional styling - have seen them but can not find vendor
Last edited by Irish Whiskey; Dec 14, 2004 at 11:57 PM.
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Originally Posted by Irish Whiskey
I am looking for real valve covers to replace the plastic fantastics that are on the C5 now. Application will also need rail to remount the injectors. Any ideas?
Now once you learn what you actually have under your hood, you can rant on " HOW this is done"
The plastic covers are coil covers, thats why they are called coil covers Not Valve covers. Those little thingies under those plastic covers
are coil packs not injectors. You could remount them if you like, but not the injectors. You could throw away the coil covers and polish the existing aluminum "real" valve covers.Just like my good friend Patches has done here ijn the pictures below my post. What a wonderful human being he is too...
Last edited by Evil-Twin; Dec 14, 2004 at 04:34 PM.
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Originally Posted by Evil-Twin
First of all, you have "REAL Valve covers", They cover the valve train. They are Not Plastic as you say. Secondly you can NOT remount the injectors as they are an intragle part of the intake manifold.
Now once you learn what you actually have under your hood, you can rant on " HOW this is done"
The plastic covers are coil covers, thats why they are called coil covers Not Valve covers. Those little thingies under those plastic covers
are coil packs not injectors. You could remount them if you like, but not the injectors. You could throw away the coil covers and polish the existing aluminum "real" valve covers.
Now once you learn what you actually have under your hood, you can rant on " HOW this is done"
The plastic covers are coil covers, thats why they are called coil covers Not Valve covers. Those little thingies under those plastic covers
are coil packs not injectors. You could remount them if you like, but not the injectors. You could throw away the coil covers and polish the existing aluminum "real" valve covers.
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Originally Posted by Patches
Hey E-T! 
You mean like these valve covers?
Or get yourself a set of C5R valve covers for $500 or so. And you can get coil relocation kits from a couple of vendors.
You mean like these valve covers?
Or get yourself a set of C5R valve covers for $500 or so. And you can get coil relocation kits from a couple of vendors. See... I was thinking of you when I made my post about polishing the existing "Real " valve covers. You sucked me back in ED !
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Originally Posted by Patches
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Jay Fisher (of Fisher Pontiac in NJ) did them for me 2+ years ago. I still have to polish them. He did them one off for the C5 and I think made a few more with plain top for the
F body. Other places like Katech make valve covers that are similar, but they are not made from one solid piece of billet like mine. Katech has the cast ones. The others are welded up and look OK.
http://www.katechengines.com/
http://www.katechengines.com/img/ls1/covers1.JPG
JAY FISHER PONTIAC-GMC, L.L.C.
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F body. Other places like Katech make valve covers that are similar, but they are not made from one solid piece of billet like mine. Katech has the cast ones. The others are welded up and look OK.
http://www.katechengines.com/
http://www.katechengines.com/img/ls1/covers1.JPG
JAY FISHER PONTIAC-GMC, L.L.C.
HARDING HWY AT 4TH, ELMER, NJ 08318-0595
GM BuyPower Manager: JAY FISHER PONTIAC-GMC, L.L.C. (856) 358-6911
