Valve covers

[Burns]

My buddy told me to check carefully which valve covers I go with, because he can't remember if it was chrome or aluminum, but one of them has a tendency to warp and look bad. It won't be a showtruck, but I want it to look good after I spend all the time, effort, and money into rebuilding a motor. Anyone have experience in which ones to look for and which to avoid?

 

[2NDTOUR89]

Go with aluminum. It has less tendency to warp. Chrome steel tends to bend if overtightened, the aluminum is much thicker and holds up longer and in my opinion look better than chrome. Just my 2c.

 

[Seabronc]

Aluminum, chrome warps too easily. Also, get spreaders for the bolts and use a rubber gasket, only tighten enough to prevent leaking and you can reuse the same gasket multiple times.

Good luck,

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[green meanie]

Aluminum, chrome warps too easily. Also, get spreaders for the bolts and use a rubber gasket, only tighten enough to prevent leaking and you can reuse the same gasket multiple times.
Good luck,

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Why don't you just powder coat the original ones. You know they work and powder coating is durable, lasts forever, is easy to clean, and you can play around with different colors if you wish.

Mark

 

[Burns]

Why don't you just powder coat the original ones. You know they work and powder coating is durable, lasts forever, is easy to clean, and you can play around with different colors if you wish.
Mark

Yea, I had toyed with that, but I want to put new everything if possible. I want this thing to be bulletproof, and I want some valve covers that are dressed up a bit. I just wish I could find "Bronco" coveres that'd work on my 90 efi'd engine.