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| V6 valve cover spacers have arrived! (Page 2/4) |
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lou_dias
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AUG 01, 09:06 AM
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Valve cover spacers went in without issue.
Concerns of clearance have been greatly exaggerated.
I'll post a video and/or pictures on Saturday when I'm prepping for the race that afternoon.
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randy86
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AUG 01, 09:28 AM
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Would you not need 2 sets of gaskets for both the top and bottom of plate or am I missing something?
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lou_dias
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AUG 01, 09:36 AM
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2 for the bottom and top each? No. That's just ridiculous. You have 2 heads and 2 valve covers so a "set" has 2 gaskets. And you need 2 sets total. 1 Firebird 2.8 set and 1 Fiero set for your whole engine.
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lou_dias
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AUG 01, 09:46 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua:
Post corrected. Thanks
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Gotcha. I posted in another thread how to gain 22 rwhp at 6000 rpm from the STOCK intake manifold. Simple cross-drill some holes in the walls between the ports of your middle intake manifold near where it meets the lower intake manifold.
I mean if you need more valve cover clearance - you're already doing a performance build to 3.4+L anyway. Though I suppose even stock 2.8 would benefit from 1.6 full roller rockers ... just not as much...[This message has been edited by lou_dias (edited 08-01-2019).]
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randy86
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AUG 01, 10:23 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by lou_dias:
2 for the bottom and top each? No. That's just ridiculous. You have 2 heads and 2 valve covers so a "set" has 2 gaskets. And you need 2 sets total. 1 Firebird 2.8 set and 1 Fiero set for your whole engine. |
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How do you seal the top of the spacer to the valve cover then?
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lou_dias
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AUG 01, 10:25 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by randy86:
How do you seal the top of the spacer to the valve cover then? |
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/facepalm
The spacer goes between the Firebird gasket on the head and the Fiero gasket on the valve cover.
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lou_dias
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AUG 02, 06:40 PM
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La fiera
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AUG 04, 08:49 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by lou_dias:
Spacers installed:
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Nice job Lou!
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pmbrunelle
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AUG 05, 12:11 AM
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lou_dias
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AUG 05, 07:33 AM
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I need to order a set for my daily 3.4 Formula but no rush. So now is the time to get a head count. I'll try to come up with pricing. I'd like to order at least 10 sets even if I only get a count of 7 or so just to try to make them as affordable as possible.
I paid roughly $240 for this set, not including the prototypes I had 3D printed. Goal is to keep it under $100 a set.
There's probably a sweet spot on pricing where a whole sheet of aluminum can be cut at once and as many as possible cut from it. Does anyone know what are the dimensions of a sheet?
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