Options on valve covers???

[nastety92]

I'm going to be putting my motor back in my truck very soon, I'm looking for some options on some valve covers for vortec heads? What can be used other than the black plastic vortec ones? Thanks for the help,
Nick

 

[MikeRenz]

you can use the nice stock ones. You can't use the black plastic ones unless you are using the vortec rockers, other things won't fit under them. I have a set of the black plastic covers if you need some.

 

[bdubb]

http://raceprovenmotors.com/Onlinecatalogue/sytycatalogue/fabrication/valvecovers/valvecovers.htm



Mike Lee makes a dope set.

 

[TURBO TY]

other rocker arms do fit under the black vortec valve covers. crane 1.6 gold race rockers fit fine and do not tap.

 

[MikeRenz]

they didn't fit for me. Did you shave any of the underside of the covers?

 

[TURBO TY]

when i bought my truck they where on it. i have the crane rockers and never heard a tap from them. no trimming on them. they should fit. what rocker arms are you running?

 

[MikeRenz]

crane golds also. Stock covers plunked down fine on them, plastics didn't.

 

[TURBO TY]

thats interesting. i had stock heads on my truck, but i know someone who has stage 3 mccoy vortecs with the same rockers and plastic covers and his do not tap either.

 

[MikeRenz]

maybe i just tried to put them on upside down or something similarly stupid. I'll try them again next time i'm bored.