Valve Covers- Baffles Needed?

[Swarzkopf]

I'm going to be buying some new valve covers in the next week. I know that baffles keep oil from exiting the breather covering your filler hole, but do they serve any other purpose? Do I need them to keep the valve train lubricated?

There are lots of CHEAP chrome covers on Ebay for $20, and I was wondering if these would work.

 

[CManT1914]

I'm going to be buying some new valve covers in the next week. I know that baffles keep oil from exiting the breather covering your filler hole, but do they serve any other purpose? Do I need them to keep the valve train lubricated?

There are lots of CHEAP chrome covers on Ebay for $20, and I was wondering if these would work.

I have those, and they work just fine. You'll need a new breather (push int type) to go with them, but they won't give you any problems.

 

[Swarzkopf]

Thanks for the quick feedback bro. I'll be ordering a set of these.

 

[BlueOvalStangGT]

I cut mine and so did my buddy but he has oil that come up throw it now. Hopefully mine doesnt do the same.

 

[zenboy99]

I took a piece of aluminum and some JB weld and fabricated a baffle to keep the oil from going near the breather. Worked pretty well and didn't take very long to do.

 

[18mustangs]

Baffles are ALWAYs a good idea.

 

[94gts]

I took my baffle out when i did my heads and my breather leaked like crazy. So i got a pair of fox vc's off ebay with a baffle in place for $10 (oe ford vc's).