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Question about 94-95 factory valve covers

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gnx547

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I know the valve covers on the 94-95 5.0 mustangs are taller than the fox bodies. How can I tell if the valve covers are really from a 94-95 mustang 5.0?
 

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They're stamped steel as opposed to other styles which include cast aluminum. Cobras have "Cobra" stamped into the top, GT covers just have a line. However, if you're looking for them to clear roller rockers, they may not. I have Ford Motorsport 1.7:1 roller rockers and had to hammer the stamped line out of the top of the valve cover.
 

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gnx547 said:
I know the valve covers on the 94-95 5.0 mustangs are taller than the fox bodies. How can I tell if the valve covers are really from a 94-95 mustang 5.0?
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Truth be made known

That statement is reversed

The Fox body covers provide more room than 94-95 vc's

I run em on my little 95GT to clear my Scorpion stud mount rockers

Grady
 

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The best way to identify the 94-95 covers (besides the material stated above) is that the oil filler tube is pushed way forward on the bank one cover to clear the bend in the intake manifold. I can also confirm Grady's statement: 94-95 covers will fit on a stock <= '93 car but you can't put <='93 valve covers on a stock '94-'95 without a spacer.
 

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The Foxes use a gray cast aluminum cover, the SN has a black stamped cover. Fox valve covers usually don't clear the alternator.

Kurt
 

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WhiteCobra95 said:
The best way to identify the 94-95 covers (besides the material stated above) is that the oil filler tube is pushed way forward on the bank one cover to clear the bend in the intake manifold. I can also confirm Grady's statement: 94-95 covers will fit on a stock <= '93 car but you can't put <='93 valve covers on a stock '94-'95 without a spacer.
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What?

revhead347 said:
The Foxes use a gray cast aluminum cover, the SN has a black stamped cover. Fox valve covers usually don't clear the alternator.

Kurt
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They fit you just gotta play with them some. I have them on mine. They hit but will work
 

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Yea ... Fox VC's fit on our cars

I don't run a spacer on mine

The Edel intakes give a bit more room between the lower part of the upper and the vc's

As for the alt touching the front of the vc

Easy Cheesy Fix

Just use a thin washer on the mount points to shim the alt out ......
just a hair

If you're gonna be a hot rodder
Ya gotta be a bit creative when fittin up all the different parts :Word:

Grady
 

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There was no chance of fitting the Fox valve covers on my car. You would have had to put 5 washers on the alternator. However, I don't know how close it is on stock heads. If you shim the alternator out, you have to shim the crank pulley out, and all the other accesories out too. Much easier to just buy valve covers that fit.

Kurt
 

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revhead347 said:
There was no chance of fitting the Fox valve covers on my car. You would have had to put 5 washers on the alternator. However, I don't know how close it is on stock heads. If you shim the alternator out, you have to shim the crank pulley out, and all the other accesories out too. Much easier to just buy valve covers that fit.

Kurt
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I see your point here Kurt

I can say I used AFR heads and I think you run TFS
so
That might be the difference

I only needed something like sixty thousands to clear things

I wasn't worried about that tiny amount throwing off the belt/pulley
thing and it has been that way for years without any isuses

Grady
 

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I use old Canfield 192cc heads. They are a compatibility pain in the ass.

Kurt
 
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