hood clearance issue??

[kreymis]

will a 3/8 inch spacer with a trickflow street heat cause hood clearance issues. i need one to clear my bbk valve covers.

 

[nmcgrawj]

i highly doubt it. do a test though, mock up some sort of spacer on top of the intake to estimate how much space u have. U could either just make something up thats 3/8 thick or figure out a way to see your total space available.

It probably wouldnt be hard to find something thats 1/2" thick and u could use a dab of whiteout on it to see if the hood touches.

 

[kreymis]

has anybody used bbk valvecovers? any problems known?

 

[95Vert383AOD]

It should be fine....if all else fails get some solid lowering motor mounts

 

[kreymis]

ahh crap i just replace motor mounts with new ones. i think energy suspension but i forget. they were about 130

 

[BlackVert]

why do you need the taller valve covers? that is the problem. solve that and all your other issues go away. is it your roller rockers?

i went with comp pro magnum roller rockers and that let me keep stock height valve covers. then i didn't need a spacer and i could close my hood.

 

[nmcgrawj]

Its a simple 5 minute test for u to go out and see what space u have to work with before u start buying stuff to replace new stuff u just bought....


U can answer your own question

 

[lazy_stang]

your hood wont close with the spacer. . .
i bought taller covers and cant run them because with a spacer on my intake (power plus) the hood wont close. . . use the smaller covers, lower mounts or buy a cobra or cowl hood