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killroy · 10-27-04, 07:35 PM

I was asking about the "EFI" valve covers.

Lynn and I both have the Roush intake.

It's a great looking piece of automotive jewlery and is really a system. It comes with everything and is a complete bolt on, except if your engine isn't a stock '94-95 Mustang GT which has low profile stamped steel valve covers.

Tall valve covers won't clear the intake, and standard valve covers are not tall enough to clear stud mount rockers, so bolt down or shaft rockers are the only choices for a high rpm valve train. I don't think shaft rockers would fit unless they are the non adjustable type for hydraulic lifters.

If we can find valve covers that are tall enough for stud mount rockers and short enough to fit under the intake, that will solve a lot of problems. Otherwise we will have to resort to fabricated valve covers or intake spacers, but intake spacers are not a good idea because the mounting surfaces are angles, so the spacer would cause bolt allignment issues and create a chicane for the air to flow through.

If Lynn can make the Jesel's fit, that will make my job that much easier, because I want to run a set of TEA ported Twisted Wedge heads on my engine.

10-27-04, 07:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
killroy A Tenth Join Date: Jul 2004 GT40: Silicon Valley Posts: 121 Rep Power: 6	Re: My Jesel Saga I was asking about the "EFI" valve covers. Lynn and I both have the Roush intake. It's a great looking piece of automotive jewlery and is really a system. It comes with everything and is a complete bolt on, except if your engine isn't a stock '94-95 Mustang GT which has low profile stamped steel valve covers. Tall valve covers won't clear the intake, and standard valve covers are not tall enough to clear stud mount rockers, so bolt down or shaft rockers are the only choices for a high rpm valve train. I don't think shaft rockers would fit unless they are the non adjustable type for hydraulic lifters. If we can find valve covers that are tall enough for stud mount rockers and short enough to fit under the intake, that will solve a lot of problems. Otherwise we will have to resort to fabricated valve covers or intake spacers, but intake spacers are not a good idea because the mounting surfaces are angles, so the spacer would cause bolt allignment issues and create a chicane for the air to flow through. If Lynn can make the Jesel's fit, that will make my job that much easier, because I want to run a set of TEA ported Twisted Wedge heads on my engine.