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trick flow valve cover project - baffles? who needs em?

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90lxfoxbody

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hi again everyone. i recently installed mt new trick flow valve covers. they didn't come with baffles, and the baffles from my old valve covers weren't removable. I didn't want to try cutting them out and reattaching them the new valve covers since i don't have access to a welder, and i didn't want to risk messing the new ones up. so....

after reading my handy dandy haynes manual and giving some thought to it, i bought an inline fuel filter and ran it between the oil filler neck and the throttle body. That way if some oil does splash up on the oil filler neck and get sucked in it will be caught in the filter, which has a replacable element. I have been running it that way of about a week now and so far it works great. also today i bought a campbell hausfield air compressor filter with a glass catch can and valve stem type drain on it. i will be running that in line from the pcv valve to intake hose. recently i changed my crankcase breather filter, so the pcv system should be sparking clean by comparison. now.... to organize those damned wires in the engine compartment. looks like medusa's little sister lives under my hood.
 

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Do the trick flow covers not even have the holes to screw in baffles like the stock ones do? I got away with using the stock valve covers with the passenger side double gasketed for now. I was looking at the trick flow covers, but I didn't know how much work it would be to put baffles in.
 
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the inside is smooth. no screw holes or anything. i am very pleased with them though. they come with allen head bolts, and i can remove the valve covers without removing the upper intake. for a novice mechanic like me that's a big plus.
 

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90lxfoxbody said:
the inside is smooth. no screw holes or anything. i am very pleased with them though. they come with allen head bolts, and i can remove the valve covers without removing the upper intake. for a novice mechanic like me that's a big plus.
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So you can actually remove both valve covers without removing the upper plenum?

Do you have a spacer? I cant even THINK about removing my valve covers without removing the upper intake! My EGR touches my FPR in three places, my throttle cable plate touches the valve cover and the driver's side would not come off without removing the upper intake.

I have to order the spacer.
 
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i have the one inch spacer. and the intake stays alot cooler with the spacer. without the spacer the intake absorbs ALOT of heat. with it it stays much cooler. i haven't actually removed the valve covers since i installed them, but it looks like i have enough room to do so from every angle.
 

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Cool thanks. I ordered one tonight (1"). I told the guy at Summit that the spacer should be included in the kit. He didn't even acknowledge me. I don't think they will be adding it to the kit.

(Sorry to jack the thread kind of)
 
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