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04-19-2005, 09:59 PM
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Post your favorite valve covers
i'm in the process of looking for a set of valve covers to purchase...beacsue i'm running .540 of lift with roller rockers and i believe the stock covers will not fit over all of that...they are the centerbolt style...i found a nice set of chrome centerbolt tall style, but they don't seem to stand out with me...i'm looking for something huge! i'll get the adapter kit to run perimeter covers if needed....but my goal is to pop the hood, and listen to people say wow those covers are gigantic...i think it just makes an engine look mean when the covers are real big...which means they probably aren't gonna be stamped....i hope you guys know what i mean, but show me what you guys come up with....
04-19-2005, 10:14 PM
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Car: 91 Z28
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Transmission: built 700R4
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no thanks. i'm tired.
no thanks. i'm tired.
04-20-2005, 12:13 AM
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i love mine they are the talls
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04-20-2005, 03:05 AM
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By some big *** sheetmetal valve covers. Look in summit or jegs they run around 300 a set and will be the biggest meanest looking ones around.
04-20-2005, 08:33 AM
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glad you noticed. 
anyway...i have the summit chrome short valve covers...i think they look great...i'll find a pic later.
anyway...i have the summit chrome short valve covers...i think they look great...i'll find a pic later.
04-20-2005, 08:48 AM
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http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...=egnsearch.asp
just think...if i wasnt on probabtion, i wouldnt need to use all the different posts.
just think...if i wasnt on probabtion, i wouldnt need to use all the different posts.
04-20-2005, 10:30 AM
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Car: 1995 Corvette
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Transmission: 6 spd Manual
Axle/Gears: Dana 44, 3:45:1
Originally posted by 86IROCTHD
i love mine they are the talls
i love mine they are the talls
04-20-2005, 11:49 AM
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Here's my black krinkle tall valve covers...
04-20-2005, 01:00 PM
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Car: 1992 Z28
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Originally posted by klumb15
where can i get the ones like johnyIROC and camaro05 posted? those look awesome...i love em..
where can i get the ones like johnyIROC and camaro05 posted? those look awesome...i love em..
I like my valve covers
04-20-2005, 04:08 PM
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Engine: 383 Miniram AFR195
Transmission: Tremec TKO
Axle/Gears: BW 9 Bolt/3.70
Obviously not for you but may spark some ideas. You can get whatever you want engraved. I chose to paint mine when I got them back.
There are lots of examples on their website as well.
Flaming Engraving
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There are lots of examples on their website as well.
Flaming Engraving
-Schultzy
04-20-2005, 04:29 PM
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Originally posted by Schultzy89GTA
Obviously not for you but may spark some ideas. You can get whatever you want engraved. I chose to paint mine when I got them back.
There are lots of examples on their website as well.
Flaming Engraving
-Schultzy
Obviously not for you but may spark some ideas. You can get whatever you want engraved. I chose to paint mine when I got them back.
There are lots of examples on their website as well.
Flaming Engraving
-Schultzy
04-20-2005, 05:08 PM
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Car: 91 Formula WS6 (Black, T-Tops)
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Transmission: Built '97 T56, Pro 5.0, CF-DF
Axle/Gears: 4.11 posi Ford 9"
YEP - Schultzy's are pretty darn fine!!! ALthough these aren't too bad for probably a lot less $$$....
04-20-2005, 05:36 PM
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'69 Z28 valve covers... I'd kill for a set... but I don't have $500(usd) to buy a set. 
04-20-2005, 10:04 PM
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
i loved my old chevrolet aluminum ones.
i loved my old chevrolet aluminum ones.
What did you end up doing with that engine? Did it go with the car? I guess you won't need to worry about valve covers if you can hook up an LS2... you'll be asking about fuel rail covers
04-21-2005, 12:00 AM
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Those trickflow covers are on for $75 at Summit right now... that's a hell of a deal.. they are basically the same as the GMPP covers I have except they say trickflow. If I knew about them at the time I would have gotten those and milled off trickflow and polished the entire thing.
04-21-2005, 08:02 AM
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i'm gonna order those trickflows i think...but i have to buy the adapter kit too....it says you need to run narrow body rockers, i don't know if i have those...i have the crane cam energizer aluminum roller rockers...will everything work fine?
04-21-2005, 04:44 PM
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I've always wanted the TPI Vette valve covers, but I would like to see some with Pontiac on them. I know, I know Pontiac didn't make these engines, but still. The ones on Acceld Z's post look really nice, though.
04-21-2005, 08:30 PM
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change of plan...i got my heads back today, and i talked to the guy that did them about a valve cover choice...and i brought up i was thinking about getting the adapter then some perimeter covers...he said i woulnd't be able to because the bars for the adapters won't fit between the springs he said...he said he just did a set of heads with the same springs i got, which are 1.48 or something like that, he had to mill out the pocket for them to fit, and he said that guy tryed the same thing and ended up sending the adapters back...so he said just run a tall style centerbolt...don't they make a centerbolt cover that looks like the GMPP or the trickflow one? i love that style...the only one i kinda like is the one deepstage69 posted....anybody got any other cool looking styles? i would like a cast aluminum color or silver to match my HSR intake and whatnot....but i guess chrome would be alright too...
04-22-2005, 11:21 AM
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Originally posted by johnyIROC
Those trickflow covers are on for $75 at Summit right now... that's a hell of a deal.. they are basically the same as the GMPP covers I have except they say trickflow. If I knew about them at the time I would have gotten those and milled off trickflow and polished the entire thing.
Those trickflow covers are on for $75 at Summit right now... that's a hell of a deal.. they are basically the same as the GMPP covers I have except they say trickflow. If I knew about them at the time I would have gotten those and milled off trickflow and polished the entire thing.
05-03-2005, 04:37 PM
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Car: NCC-1701-D (docked in AZ)
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Transmission: fusion reactors
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Recently swapped mine from black krinkle to these...
05-03-2005, 10:09 PM
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Schultzy89GTA: Where do you send them out to to get them engraved like that? Those look really sick. I have the same covers that Acceld Z has, but without the bowties and lines milled in them - they're just plain. I'd like to get them engraved eventually.
05-03-2005, 10:20 PM
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Originally posted by Schultzy89GTA
Obviously not for you but may spark some ideas. You can get whatever you want engraved. I chose to paint mine when I got them back.
There are lots of examples on their website as well.
Flaming Engraving
-Schultzy
Obviously not for you but may spark some ideas. You can get whatever you want engraved. I chose to paint mine when I got them back.
There are lots of examples on their website as well.
Flaming Engraving
-Schultzy
if not plz tell me how you got those and how much?????
05-03-2005, 10:20 PM
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Car: 1989 GTA
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The place is called flaming engraving.
flamingengraving.com
Take a look at their 'example pics'.
edit: godspeed - you posted when i was replying. Yes, i bought the valve covers from them and had them do the engraving. They work with you to create whatever design you want, send you proofs of what the design will look like before you approve the work to go forward etc. Really good customer service. Call them for a quote on the options you want. It was real money but not that much more than a decent set of valve covers imo.
The thing I liked about it was that I had an idea of what I wanted and they were able to nail it. I actually painted the red and gold after I received the covers.
-Schultzy
flamingengraving.com
Take a look at their 'example pics'.
edit: godspeed - you posted when i was replying. Yes, i bought the valve covers from them and had them do the engraving. They work with you to create whatever design you want, send you proofs of what the design will look like before you approve the work to go forward etc. Really good customer service. Call them for a quote on the options you want. It was real money but not that much more than a decent set of valve covers imo.
The thing I liked about it was that I had an idea of what I wanted and they were able to nail it. I actually painted the red and gold after I received the covers.
-Schultzy
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05-03-2005, 10:28 PM
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Dang man I can't complete a post before you are on it again!
You have a pm.
If anyone is interested in working with this company give them a call or email them. They are great to work with and respond quickly. I am reluctant to post my cost because 1) depending on what you want it may be more or less and 2) if their prices are different I don't want to be lowballing them.
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You have a pm.
If anyone is interested in working with this company give them a call or email them. They are great to work with and respond quickly. I am reluctant to post my cost because 1) depending on what you want it may be more or less and 2) if their prices are different I don't want to be lowballing them.
-Schultzy
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Axle/Gears: 3.27 9 bolt posi with PBR discs
I like my Aluminum Edelbrock ones. The main reason being: they don't leak like the cheap chromies did that I put on the engine when I first built it 
But yeah, I like how they look and I finished the HSR to match when I installed it. Definitely some sweet valve covers (and engines!) in here, that's for sure!
-Paul
But yeah, I like how they look and I finished the HSR to match when I installed it. Definitely some sweet valve covers (and engines!) in here, that's for sure! -Paul
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