Has anyone else seen these? http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=12038
I wish they would fit my engine.
what makes them not fit?
$320 bucks??!!! No thanks!!!
Because they're for......actual COBRA JET engines!!!! You ricer poser wannabe !! LOL
"Also Fits: 289/302/351W engines" I think I'm missing something...
They are for small block Ford engines. They aren't for actual (as we know them) COBRA JET engines. They were big blocks ....except for the 351 Cleveland...351CJ as used in the '71 Stangs). They aren't for the EFI engines due to the oil fill either being under the intake on the driver side,or under the throttle linkage on the passenger side. You need to have some serious motor to back those up.
Meh. Too pricey, too copycat-ish.
(and that's being nice lol)
so could you use covers like this on a TB engine with no problems? I'm guessing yes?
Word my brutha!!! They'll work like a charm.
I would be saying it has a better chance at clearing, It says they were 3.75 tall or something. I assume you mean like a CFI engine??
That's what he's talking about. CFI (or TB) They are tall enough to clear roller rockers.
You could always do a carb style intake with an elbow and throttle body.
Correct The CFI in the vert
I was just curious. I see a lot of nice covers that say not for efi.... The vert will need some snazzing up in the future after the paint and repairs..
Right Jerry...When they say "for EFI",they are referring to the SEFI like the Sport and your Cougar have.
Speaking of SEFI,the Explorer intake is going out tomorrow. I haven't had any time til after the UPS closes. Take care of it and love it as I did.
Right Jerry...When they say "for EFI",they are referring to the SEFI like the Sport and your Cougar have.
Speaking of SEFI,the Explorer intake is going out tomorrow. I haven't had any time til after the UPS closes. Take care of it and love it as I did.
I will Vin.....did you name it?
This will work out great...my wife is going away on business for 10 days...I'm planning on trying to put everything together while she's gone..... Headers will be here tomorrow and I have a lot of wiring up to do
Her name is Hunkuv A. Luminum.
Is that Hungarian?
Actually,it's Bulgarian. I removed the mono brow.
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Is that similar to a casting line ?
They'd sit on top of a 428 Windsor ;).
Yeah I have the money for that swap.....
428 Windsor....shaker scoop...Oh yeah !!!!
Yes,but much softer........
Buy 1" tall intake manifold spacer kit.
Buy 3/8" tall spacer as well.
Use both spacers with extra gasket.
They'll not fit on an EFI motor......
Oh BTW -- this will clear a stock hood.
I think the oil fill would clear on the drivers side, just put a rubber cap in the the other side. You may have to run a longer hose from the passenger side to the throttle body.
In my opinion there are better covers cheaper out there, hint hint Vinnie!!
13/8" spacer will still clear the hood? I'm not to sure of that,I never tried it though.I doubt it would with Chucks mounts though.
I like my FMS ribbed Cobra covers. I just whish I could build a 428 EFI Windsor to put under those covers ;).
I here you! they belong on a 428.
Kitz,as soon as I can find the replacement set of covers,yours will be on the way. I'm looking like crazy. What I REALLY want is a set of Trick Flow covers with the rounded top (with the oil fill). Stay tuned.
When I do my Gt40p upgrade these are the covers I want.
http://www.cougarpartscatalog.com/revaco.html
Or, you could just plug the hole and then re-drill it at the front of one valve cover.
Too many holes. Not cool. The covers need to look "right" They are seen right after the upper intake.
I have the TFS street heat manifold with the basic setup I mentioned and the hood does indeed close. In fact now that I have newhood mount springs it closes COMPLETELY FLUSH.
I bought Chuck's mounts when I initially out the TFS heads on my car back in 2006.....Due to time constraints I didn't use them. I had a brand new set of stockers on hand that I put in and kept Chuck's mounts for when they went. I'm STILL waiting...
Pics....
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk191/V8Demon/Mustang/Engine_87.jpg)
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?23773-Cam-swap-It-doesn-t-end-at-the-cam....&p=275138#post275138
My sig pic was taken after the added spacer btw.
I have a set of the originals on my 79
Sweet .....I first saw a set of those when I was 12 on a real XR7G
Hey mine is an XR7 :)
but not a 1968 "G" .. still really cool though
Thanks :D its my first car and been an ongoing project for the past almost 11 years
I want a pair of these
http://www.stage3motorsports.com/product/BBK18010/1994-2004-Mustang-V6-Aluminum-Valve-Covers-Set-Chrome.html
They would look better without the giant BBK logo. I think that without the logo they would work great on your car.
Yeah that kinda bugs me too, esp since I'm gonna have MAC headers...but then again, I'm getting a BBK 56mm TB so.....
...at any rate, if its not embossed then I could always grind and refinish them. They are aluminum after all.
What about getting the stockers chrome platted?
These are much prettier. Stockers are pretty ugly on 3.8's. Besides, I'll prolly end up getting the polished ones anyway, not the chrome. Chrome would be a little over the top for my engine bay. Besides they're half the price too.;)
http://www.americanmuscle.com/bbk-valvecovers-v6.html?utm_content=bbk-valvecovers-v6&utm_campaign=FROOG&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Shopping
You'd better get to doing some nice detailing under the hood on that engine. Those BBK's are nice looking covers,and will look out of place if the rest of the engine isn't sweetened up. Bead blast the upper and lower intake,clear the bottom after that,and polish the raised areas of the upper,leave the rest natural,and clear that as well. Sweetness. While the intake is off. clean the block and paint it.
Oh,the BBKs for the 5.0 (same design) are the same price on Ebay. I've sen a lot of chrome 3.8 covers for about $40.00 also. That would leave a lot of money for other things.
My engine's cleaner than you think;) And as far as the intake goes, don't worry, I've got a whole 'nother plan for that:evilgrin:
Anyway, at some point in the not so distant future I'm going to be pulling the engine and and painting the chassis cause it's dirttttty and faaaaaded. And then I'm going to be painting/polishing various parts of the engine as well. Actually, 1.5 yrs ago when I swapped the engine I cleaned and painted 95% of everything on my engine. So really, its not that bad. Honest. I just need to powder coat the oil pan cause paint wont stay on it, and take care of a few misc things like the throttle cable and other small things like that.
Are you going with a '99 Mustang style intake (somewhere around that year)? Those are nice looking.
Swap to the windstar one, and gain some power too.
Do you already have the intake? If so,what vehicle did it come from,and if it came from/or comes from....an SN-95 Stang,would that throttle cable work? The SN-95 Stangs are just modified Fox Bodies.
No, I do not currently have it, but its in a Windstar in a local yard and I know its not going anywhere anytime soon. Yes, the throttle cable should work, but I will have to make some other changes, such as a switch to MAF to make it work properly.
Geez I'm about to have to start a new thread for all this lol.
One wouldn't have to have Mass Air for an intake would you? I thought that was more cam related. Won't it still use the same size injectors as well?
I have to switch to Mass Air b/c the intake uses a different sensor setup than the SD intakes. I think thats why anyway... It doesn't matter either way b/c I want to switch to MAF just for the better power and so I can boost it later.
I know with the 5.0, Mass Air had no effect on power. It was needed when the E303 cam went in. The 3.8 Is not an engine I spent much of any time with,though.
Well afaik I'm still going to need it when I go with boost.;)
Actually the 5.0 HO SD system can handle boost. You can use a KB blower with the stock 5.0 HO SD system.
Just remember the SD system on an 88 3.8 is a batch fire system. The SD 3.8 system didn't go SEFI till 89 and then went MAF in 91. The T-bird SC was always MAF. AFAIK your best bet for a MAF swap+split port heads/intake is a 99-04 Mustang 3.8 system.
No I want to use a 91-94 3.8 MAF computer so 1. I can keep my distributor and 2. I don't want all the OBD-II bs. And I'm going to go with the windstar intake because it makes better torque, and its lighter and easier to keep clean too. Then It'll get ported and a 65mm MAF too. Then we'll basically be going with an SC shortblock with a forged 4.2 stroker crank in the bottom end. And somewhere in that process I'll be getting some 1.7 roller rockers, which will be unfortunately hidden by me, wait for it, VALVE COVERS.
See how I tied that back in? Now its valid response to the thread again;)
I have Ford Racing polished finned aluminum covers in route for the Sport as we speak. I already have a "visual mod' plan for them. They will be mildly altered. I have to do it. It'll look "right", I promise.
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What happened to a certain other set of covers that got sent out for the Sport a couple weeks ago????:confused:
They are undergoing a detailing process by a friend. Hopefully plated very soon, but I'm guessing a couple of months. He said he could have them done, but it would have to be between jobs,so,who knows when. In the mean time,The Ford Racing versions will be modified visually and installed. I also have special stickers being made for the MN-12 covers. SWEET !!!