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Should I buy tall or short valve covers? I've installed roller tip rockers and a new cam but other than that my valve train is stock. Is there a benefit to one or the other? Clerance issues? It's a 65 289, and I've got an Edelbrock intake manifold and may one day want AC. Thoughts?
 

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I have Edelbrock chrome VCs, and they clear full rollers, and aren't too tall. Really tall VCs create space issues when changing plugs.
 
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