Will 93 Valve Covers fit a 94?

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slytherin

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Do you have to run a 3/8 spacer with a trickflow intake to run trickflow VC's?

 

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I'm running the fox valve covers with stud-mounted rockers and a Cobra intake and NO spacer. This required grinding down the lower portion of the EGR mounting surface, grinding down the front of the pass. side valve cover to make room for the alternator. I also had to remove the oil fill baffle and grind down some of the castings that held it place. The oil fill tube must also be 'gently' bent forward to allow room for the throttle body. If anyone plans on doing this be forewarned that there are two style of fox bodied valve covers. I think the pre '91's had alot more supports cast into them which would require ALOT more grinding to remove them. I used some of a 92 which did not have the extra castings. Hope this helps!

 

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HoofnIt said:

I'm running the fox valve covers with stud-mounted rockers and a Cobra intake and NO spacer. This required grinding down the lower portion of the EGR mounting surface, grinding down the front of the pass. side valve cover to make room for the alternator. I also had to remove the oil fill baffle and grind down some of the castings that held it place. The oil fill tube must also be 'gently' bent forward to allow room for the throttle body. If anyone plans on doing this be forewarned that there are two style of fox bodied valve covers. I think the pre '91's had alot more supports cast into them which would require ALOT more grinding to remove them. I used some of a 92 which did not have the extra castings. Hope this helps!

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Good info for sure and I went through some of that stuff myself.

I did not want to grind on my vc or alt electrical connection bolt so I just used one very thin washer on each alt bolt to shim the alt out just a hair.

On bending the oil filler tube.

Be very careful as the vc is just cast aluminum and I have seen several posts where peeps said they busted their vc in pieces.

I did not know the older vc's had more bosses than 91 and above.

I used 89 vc's and had to take just a slight bit of material from one boss on each vc but then again ...... I run stud mount Scorpions and they are huge, lol.

Grady

 

BlueOvalStangGT

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I have fox valve covers and a cobra intake and I too had to use a spacer. I did a little grinding, and it was close, but too close for comfort so I went ahead and bought a spacer. About the oil fill tube, cut it about an inch from the v/c and then an inch down from the cap(off the car unless you like metal shavings on your rocker arms) and then take an old radiator hose and slide it in bettween the valve cover and the cap. Then you have a flexible filler tube that wont hit your TB(like mine was). You dont even need to use hose clamps the fit is so tight.

 

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Here is a set of Moroso specific on ebay for $200. I bought a set of these a couple of weeks ago from this guy.Very good to deal with.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Moro...013347420QQcategoryZ33627QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

InMyPrimeSVT

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Are they that rough looking in person?

 

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That is a bad picture.I think they look real good.

 

InMyPrimeSVT

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Do you have a picture?

 

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Here you go

 

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InMyPrimeSVT

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Those are nice looking, but some heavy weld lines....

 

BlueOvalStangGT

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I just put my stock alternator bracket back on and now im having the alt/front cover hitting you were talking about. I grinded a little(too much actually, i went through the valvecover , any idea what I can use to patch it?). Even with the small hole in my valve cover, it still hits. What gaskets are you all using? Im using real thick ones, I think that may be my problem. Grady you didnt have any problems with the belt being out of alignment with the washers? I dont even think I can fit a washer in mine.

 

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BlueOvalStangGT said:

Grady you didnt have any problems with the belt being out of alignment with the washers? I dont even think I can fit a washer in mine.

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No probs at all

I used one thin washer (like 80 thou thick IIRC) on each bolt.

That tiny amount is not gonna throw the belt outta whack.

You could use JB weld or epoxy to patch the hole

Good Luck

Grady

 

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dude that SUCKS! bring it somewhere that welds aluminum...that is your best bet.

as for the alternator bracket....I have no issues with my fox covers, all i had to do was file away some material from the alternator itself


with my new set up, my 75mm tb was too close to the filler neck. so i switched the valve covers. Works perfect because the eddy rpm is not very wide and my filler neck has a breather on it

 

BlueOvalStangGT

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I just looked at a freinds car, something is up with my alt. I think. When I polished it I must not have put it together right or something because my pos. is like facing down(which is what is hitting the v/c) and his was straight up for easy access. Is yours like that?

 

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I run Fox VCs with no clearance problems with the alternator or intake, but then I'm running the 93 Cobra intake which solved the plenum to VC clearance issue..

 

blksn955.o

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I run fox covers also,

For the alt. side I just loosend the 3 bolts to the bracket and pullled it out ever so slightly and dropped the VC on and then the bracket fit fine when pushed back against the block.

For the intake I run a exploder gt40 intake and the only clearance issue was the egr ear thing. Like starman and others posted I just ground alittle off.

Like posted also BE VERY EASY with bending the oil tube...I already broke on pass side fox cover trying to get it bent.