Valve Cover help

What Kurt said....My Trickflow valve covers even clear my Probe Shaft rockers.

Sorry to revive this thread, but what part number trick flow covers are you guys using? I'm getting ready to put my engine together and my cam is going to have about a 560 lift with my 1.7 trick flow stud mount rockers and from what I know I'm going to need new valve covers

just keep this in mind ...

sometimes needing a new hood is a direct result of one's choice of rockers.

if you use rockers that require tall valve covers, then you will probably need a spacer for the intake to clear the valve covers, which makes the intake higher and can keep the hood from closing. that's the kind of thing that can make this hobby a pain if you weren't expecting it.

i went with the comp pro magnum rockers which fit under stock height valve covers because i love my cobra hood and did not want the added expense and work of getting a new hood.

i guess it's not a concern if you already have an aftermarket hood with extra clearance.

So those Comp Cams Pro Magnums cleared the factory VCs? Just wondering since you say 'factory height' and I'm putting a list of parts together. I have Fox VCs laying around, but it would be nice to avoid buying new ones.

yes, they cleared my stock valve covers. that was with the AFR 205 heads. but i do not know how the 2 different heads compare as to how tall the "ridges" the valve covers sit on are. i imagine they are pretty much the same, so my best guess is that the pro magnums whould fit under stock covers on stock heads too ...

Zero Signal said:

So those Comp Cams Pro Magnums cleared the factory VCs? Just wondering since you say 'factory height' and I'm putting a list of parts together. I have Fox VCs laying around, but it would be nice to avoid buying new ones.

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They didn't fit on mine until I did some "bodywork". I was running AFRs and a cam though.