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Old 03-12-2005, 03:38 PM
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What valve covers do the Trick Flow heads use?

I'm getting the TF Twisted Wedge G2 heads, and I was wondering what valve covers to get. I know I want the ProForm black with red 'Chevrolet' on them, but are they centerbolt or no? With roller rockers, should I get the tall or short?
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Get talls, down the road you may decide you want bigger rockers. No point in buying valve covers twice, right?

I dont know if those are centerbolt valve covers or not, sorry.
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Ok, they are perimeter style. I ordered the Proform tall ones that are black with red text... I think it will look great!

Thanks again for the help.
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uh..I tried to put edelbrock "tall" valve covers on my TF 23* heads and they hit the firewall on the drivers side and the heater box on the pass side just an a little tidbit of important info.
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i have TFS 23* heads... and tall VCs and have no clearance problems...
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i guess your not special then chris if you have to you can always dimple them. and 84 how would they hit your firewall maybe your windshield wipers but not your firewall
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they were edelbrock signiture series, and they rubed aganst more than hit the firewall, but I couden't even get them to fit at all on the pass side because of the heater box..and I wasen't going to live in vegas without A/C
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Lol... Maybe I am not special!!! Hahaha...

The only issue I have had with them is trying to work them around the heater box and over the rockers w/o getting RTV on the rockers and everywhere else...

Maybe I just got lucky...
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Lol... Maybe I am not special!!! Hahaha...

The only issue I have had with them is trying to work them around the heater box and over the rockers w/o getting RTV on the rockers and everywhere else...

Maybe I just got lucky...
Why would you use RTV on the valve covers?

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