Those with Trick Flow Valve covers quick ?

WhiteDevil

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What size was the hole that you cut into it to intall your filler neck? It would help a lot, thanks guys.

 

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WhiteDevil said:

What size was the hole that you cut into it to intall your filler neck? It would help a lot, thanks guys.

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Oh you had to ask.....It's been a year but I think it was a 1".........I know I marked it first and then matched up the bit...........didn't it come with the rubber grommet.......?

 

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when I did the upgrade i was surprised that "I" had to drill the hole out......I had already "wrecked" one valve cover with the egr and was a little skiddish about drillig it........I had someone tell me to leave it off and use the dipstick tube to fill the oil pan with............... sorry.....don't have two days to pour oil in a 1/4" hole..........LMAO

 

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Lol yeah ill just use the grommet to see i guess. I(just as usual) was looking for the easy way out haha.

 

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Lol yeah ill just use the grommet to see i guess. I(just as usual) was looking for the easy way out haha.

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i was also thinking of this, so it would look cleaner in the engine compartment, but it would be to much of an hazzle

 

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With all honesty, I would move it over to the opposite side, driver side. Too much clutter on the passenger side. Put the VC on and lay the upper intake on the lower and see where the best spot would be first, mark it, then drill.

The i.d. of the gromet will tell you the size hole you need to drill. I put mine in with sikaflex and it's holding strong.
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the directions that came with my covers told me to drill a hole that was too big. good thing i checked the filler neck before making the cut. i have no idea what size to cut it-its been like 3yrs but i will tell you this-the gasket is kind of leaking and that sucks.
do your self a favor and make the hole as small as you can so you dont get any leaks. i am going to either get it welded or just get some new covers but its not bad enough to do either of those two options yet.

good luck, once they go in there they do look sick!
-fawcett

 

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mo_dingo:
what is sikaflex?
sounds like i need it!
pm me please!

 

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Sounds good. I will either put the fillerneck on the passenger side nearest the fire wall or on the drivers side in an open spot. There is way too much stuff going on near the front passenger side of the engine thats for sure.

 

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fawcett said:

mo_dingo:
what is sikaflex?
sounds like i need it!
pm me please!

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You can use other products, but sikaflex is extremely chemical resilient and very flexible. It's used to attach windshields, and it's usually the only thing holding them in. Scary, but the stuff is that good. I usually take my heat gun and heat the tube up some before I use it. Not necessary, but it makes it easier to apply. So if you bump the filler tube around, like I do sometimes, it will stay sealed.

I did mine with black RTV the first time and it leaked after a couple oil changes.
Scott

 

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hmm ill keep that in mind