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Technical => Body/Appearance/Interior => Topic started by: BobNorway on October 15, 2006, 04:15:46 PM

Title: Ford Racing Valve Covers
Post by: BobNorway on October 15, 2006, 04:15:46 PM
Hi heres how they look.
Summit FMS-M-6000-J302R $150-
Yes they do fit on a 5.0 injection.
But you have to loosen and lift the air intake system to get them on.
Luckily my intake gasket stayed whole so I could just bolt it on again.
You need new longer bolts, the casting is to thich for the originals.
I used new reusable gaskets FEL-VS13264T $32-
With cleaning off the old cork pieces and moveing the holes for the throttle wires bracket the job took 4 hours.
Title: Ford Racing Valve Covers
Post by: thunderjet302 on October 15, 2006, 04:36:13 PM
Cool :cool: . I'm thinking about getting a set of those when I drop in a HO.
Title: Ford Racing Valve Covers
Post by: vinnietbird on October 15, 2006, 06:10:29 PM
Hey,those look great !! I had to notch my cable bracket when I used to have chrome covers on my engine.I polished a set of factory aluminum ones I'm using now.I want a set of "Cobra" polished valve covers.I hope to find a set on E-Bay alittle cheaper than Ford wants.I like to keep it as cheap as possible for certain,non critical parts.
Title: Ford Racing Valve Covers
Post by: 86Tbuzzard on October 15, 2006, 07:14:24 PM
I've always loved those...I think I'm gonna paint the Tbird emblem on my plain chrome ones...just to add a lil jazz if you will
Title: Ford Racing Valve Covers
Post by: thunderjet302 on October 15, 2006, 10:19:59 PM
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I had to notch my cable bracket when I used to have chrome covers on my engine.


I didn't. I used a 3/4" heat spacer between the upper and lower intake. Plus I gained 2 ft/lbs of torque :grinno:
Title: Ford Racing Valve Covers
Post by: BobNorway on October 16, 2006, 06:21:43 AM
More torque sounds good, got a part number?
I like the way your paint job looks.
In fact the whole compartment is outstanding.
3/4 inch must stretch every connection to the upper.
Everything reach ok? Hood closes?
Title: Ford Racing Valve Covers
Post by: Johnny Cougar on October 16, 2006, 12:02:45 PM
Rofl, now they come out with them for EFI.  I put covers for a carb engine on mine, and had to get my buddy to make me a custom oil cap for the hole underneath the plenum.
Title: Ford Racing Valve Covers
Post by: EricCoolCats on October 16, 2006, 12:25:01 PM
But John....yours has COUGAR on them. It's worth the pain to have style. ;)
Title: Ford Racing Valve Covers
Post by: thunderjet302 on October 16, 2006, 03:31:25 PM
Quote from: BobNorway;108681
More torque sounds good, got a part number?
I like the way your paint job looks.
In fact the whole compartment is outstanding.
3/4 inch must stretch every connection to the upper.
Everything reach ok? Hood closes?


My mistake I meant 3/8" pacer not 3/4":sorry: . There is enough slack in the vac lines and wireing that everything went back together fine. The hood closes no problem. I think the 3/8" is designed to fit woth no modifications. If you went with a 1" spacer you'd have some problems. Here's the link to the spacer I got from Summit:

 http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=TFS%2D51520001&N=700+4294925239+4294839079+4294857021+4294779698+115&autoview=sku

It only cost about $50 so I figured what the heck. It comes with all the gaskets and bolts too.


Oh and thank you for the complements on the engine bay.