Will 1.6 R.R fit under stock valve covers?

MustangOwner said:

hey guys, just wondering if a set up 1.6 roller rockers will fit under a stock valve cover? Any modifications? If so, what do you have to do?

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ill advised said:

Out of curiousity, does one have any performance advantages over the other?

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MustangOwner said:

Hey thanks guys, well the whole point of this thread is i'm buying chrome valve covers and i really like the stock chrome valve covers but i think i'll just get some TFS valve covers and have them chromed!?





Screw that lol. Mine are stud mount....

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woodyy24 said:

whats that? pedestal over stud? not really. i like my stud mounts a hell of a lot better than the pedestal ones i ran on my old setup. pedestal rockers are a huge PITA to set up right using shims to get the right preload on the lifter, it looks simple enough...just bolt em on right? no...the bolt has to be torqued down, but lets say you have a few thousands milled off your heads well now when you bolt that rocker down your going to be putting that much more pre-load on the lifter. (my heads had been shaved 3 times and this was a real problem for me) but to correct the problem you have to put shims of various thicknesses under each pedestal to raise the rocker up. it takes forever to do, bolt em on check the preload....unbolt em try a shim, rebolt em....check em...repeat.


stud mount as real easy to setup. you just tighten em till there just pusing on the pushrod and give em 1/2-3/4 of a turn to set the preload and then lock em down.

performance wise... a 1.6 RR is a 1.6 RR, the way in which it attatches to the head doesnt make a difference in power

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