dod delete question
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Safety Car
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dod delete question
I see many of the plugs on the dod delete stick up above the tower they are pushed into. the billet valley pan i8 have has o rings around each tower space. do the plugs need to sit flush or will the valley tray be pushed up? I can easily countersink the towers and tap them for a new flush screw if that is what's needed. just wasnt sure why they (katech) would bring the valley tray if the plugs seat against the tray
Racer
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When I did this, I used the CB street cars dod plug kit and mine sat up a little bit above the towers. There was a little lip at the end of the plug and that sits flush with the tower, but the whole plug itself did not go down all the way when I installed my cam. Hope this makes sense and helps.
Racer
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From: Illinois
When I did this, I used the CB street cars dod plug kit and mine sat up a little bit above the towers. There was a little lip at the end of the plug and that sits flush with the tower, but the whole plug itself did not go down all the way when I installed my cam. Hope this makes sense and helps.
Just went through some old pictures from a year ago when I did this, not the best image, but if you zoom in, you can see how far I seated the plugs and what I was talking about. Hope this helps!
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Safety Car
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From: nashville TN
When I did this, I used the CB street cars dod plug kit and mine sat up a little bit above the towers. There was a little lip at the end of the plug and that sits flush with the tower, but the whole plug itself did not go down all the way when I installed my cam. Hope this makes sense and helps.
Pro
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The Katech and other valley cover plates have O-rings that line up to the towers so that you do not have use the plugs, correct?
I thought that was the whole point of the design of these plates.
Katech LT4 AFM Delete Valley Cover - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
I thought that was the whole point of the design of these plates.
Katech LT4 AFM Delete Valley Cover - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2019
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From: nashville TN
The Katech and other valley cover plates have O-rings that line up to the towers so that you do not have use the plugs, correct?
I thought that was the whole point of the design of these plates.
Katech LT4 AFM Delete Valley Cover - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
I thought that was the whole point of the design of these plates.
Katech LT4 AFM Delete Valley Cover - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
I emailed katech to see what they have to say since they made the billet piece. either way is fine with me my old may lead me to countersinking the towers and tap them for machine screws and locktitie
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Safety Car
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as usual katech was 24 hrs and responded to my email. with the katech valley tray the orings seal the towers and plugs are not needed. so ill run it that way with confidence now and save a few bucks not having the plugs installed
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