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| eyesright |
 Feb 17 2014, 08:30 AM
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While building my 2.0 I got some aluminum valve covers (without hardware), cheap, off ebay. When my engine was ready to assemble I still had not gotten around to getting hardware so I just installed my steel valve covers.
Since then I have wondered if the aluminum valve covers really help cool the heads since they are insulated from the head by gaskets. Perhaps they might help cool the oil a bit in the hot summer -- my engine sure doesn't need any extra help with oil temps if the OAT is lower than about 98 degrees -- but the heads themselves? Anybody with any thoughts? Anybody with any hard evidence? Thanks. |
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eyesright valve covers...steel vs aluminum Feb 17 2014, 08:30 AM
Mikey914 As they come in contact with oil, I'm sure the... Feb 17 2014, 08:39 AM Mark Henry Hard evidence is they will leak, good luck stoppin... Feb 17 2014, 09:36 AM
eyesright Hard evidence is they will leak, good luck stoppin... Feb 17 2014, 09:55 AM SLITS
Anyway, to be effective in cooling the oil, I won... Feb 17 2014, 02:59 PM brant I raced with a pair of aluminum covers for 10+ yea... Feb 17 2014, 09:40 AM Mark Henry
I raced with a pair of aluminum covers for 10+ ye... Feb 17 2014, 03:57 PM  |
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