anybody using tall ford racing valve covers?

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96darkhorse

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i have a pair that i wanna put on when i do my edel performer intake install... the intake came with two 3/8 spacers.... would that be enough for them to clear?

 

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Mine cleared with one 1/2" spacer.....These are 4" tall....Got hood clearance for 2 spacers???
Watch for possible interference at the alternator....mine had to be "massaged" to fit...
I run a Fox set-up to...

 

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If you dont have the fox tb conversion you will need to get creative with a grinder or dremel. I have the 4 in tall chrome valve covers with a 1 inch spacer and still needed to shave down the egr and the idle air control valve a little bit. Also the egr tube needs to be lengthen.

 

zenboy99

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RIO5.0 said:

Mine cleared with one 1/2" spacer.....These are 4" tall....Got hood clearance for 2 spacers???
Watch for possible interference at the alternator....mine had to be "massaged" to fit...
I run a Fox set-up to...

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How much "massaging" did it require? Any pics?

Is there a smaller alternator that us SN95 guys can use so we don't have the valve cover hitting it?

 

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My alternator hits just a little, but not enough to hurt anything. I did have to turn the back of the alternator around, otherwise the power wire hit the valve cover. I could have just had the back on wrong from when I took it apart to polish it.

 

zenboy99

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What do you mean turn the back of the alternator around?

 

1slow95

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Take the bolts out and turn the back half of the alternator until it clears the valve covers, then bolt it back together.

 

1slow95

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Here you can see how it's positioned, and how close it is to the VC

 

zenboy99

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Low-5.0 said:

Take the bolts out and turn the back half of the alternator until it clears the valve covers, then bolt it back together.

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Cool, thanks for the pic.

 

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How did you plug the other hole in the valve cover? OR did you run two breathers?

 

1slow95

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I'm just using two breathers.

 

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Good info guys, I want to go to the tall VCs myself (posted a few months ago, but my intake still hasn't shown up )

What intakes are you guys running with this?

What are the components that interfere (other than the altenator)?

 

1slow95

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Im using the Edelbrock Vic5.8 EFI intake, and the only other problem I've had with the VC's was the throttle cable bracket(fox style) hit on them. I just cut the end off it where the kickdown cable went.

 

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I don't think a second breather will fit under my Performer intake. I'll have to figure out how to plug it.

 

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Mine hit about in the same area...I didn't see any way to shift the alt or even shim it forward for a tad more room...right where mine hits there's a boss and a cover that say's TEST....I cut a 1" hole in the offending area, used Alum tape to "form" an indented area....used JB weld to skim the tape both I.D. and O.D.....no leaks and its way outta site...

I also had to massage the throttle cable for clearance...i ran 2 gaskets on the upper section of the intake...fixxed that... check the holes in the cover...thats was the issue for me..like 1/2 hole off...these VCs have no rib to locate the gasket or i would have reamed the VC hole larger to solve it...


This is why you need the 1/2 spacer....the cable falls right into the middle bolt hole...you can see it's no go without lifting the upper...


I used one of the plugs/grommets like you find in your door or trunk...Fit the balls...

 

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I've got an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake (coming soon), might it the upper be high enough to clear w/o spacers? (Planning on doing a fox conversion)