HELP! Problems after head cam intake swap

[aamwebb]

yesterday i swapped stockers for tfs tw heads and installled new roller rockers and i found that stock valve covers wouldnt fit. i replaced valve covers with the tfs tall ones. so i go to install a ported stock intake and i find that the upper manifold wont clear the driver side valve cover. (craaaap!!) not to mention that after installing the valve covers i noticed that neither have an oil filler hole. any ideas?? my plan is to install a track heat intake tuesday if it has more clearance. can anybody verify this for me? it looks like i need about an inch and a half. also will i need the adapter elbow for the tb to bolt on my 65mm? i know thats a lot of questions in one thread but im kinda beside myself right now. any info would be great. ive got a few days before the intake shows up. look forward to hearing from you guys.

 

[Danman765432]

when running tall valve covers you normally need a spacer that goes between the upper and lower intake.

 

[frcefedlx]

Gotta use a spacer for the upper to lower and TF sells the filler neck seperatly(makes no sense). I located my filler on the back of the passenger side cover because the elbow ran over the stock location.

 

[aamwebb]

so even with the tf intake i will still need spacer?

 

[Danman765432]

yeah most likely

 

[go-stang5.0]

I hope you have a cowl hood for that cuz with any intake spacer you wont be able to shut the hood. Many people massage there stock vc's to make RR's fit. Others run fox VC's and possibly massage them also. I run fox VC's, no spacers, and I can still use a stock hood.

 

[Wild95Stang]

Before I replaced the hood I would look into the short trick flow valve covers. I am building a motor right now w/ TFS Twisted Heads, Stage 1 Cam, 1.6 Roller Rocker and Track Heat Intake....I bout the short valve covers and they Fit the intake plus the roller rockers....you will still have to buy an oil filler tube that runs about $25 at summitracing....and you will have to drill out a hole in the location for best fit.

So before goin through all the changin the hood deal I'd return the valve covers and get the small ones....PS...I got the black valve covers and black upper intake and it looks sweet

 

[final5-0]

See ... that is the thing to always remember about TFS heads

You must run stud mount rockers with them

To me ... studs are the way to go anyhow
never the less
Most stud rr's are larger and require more room under the v c :Word:

I used Fox vc's with my AFR 165 stud heads

They allow more room but are not all that much taller

True ... I run an Edel intake but it all worked out for me
and
I needed N O spacer for it to all come together

I seem to remember some have said the Comp steel rr's
have a small enough profile ... they will fit
under the OEM steel vc's

Good Luck with your combo

Grady

 

[Wild95Stang]

what kind of roller rockers did you buy?

TrickFlow roller rockers that are 1.6 ratio work with the short valve covers!

 

[aamwebb]

ive got proform 1.6 rr.....but wow this turned into a headache in a quick hurry. so pretty much the tfs valve covers are a pain in the a$$ and totally not worth the$$ im gonna send them back tomorrow and find some fox covers. meanwhile i need to get the rest of my fuel system together. what do you guys think about #24 injectors 75mm maf to match, tuned with a tweecer??? will it respond well to this with my track heat intake, tw heads and .510 lift cam??