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 Post subject: Help...Need Valve Covers
PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:52 pm 
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Has anyone seen any aluminium or chrome valve covers for a 4.3 Vortec V-6 with Center bolt heads? I can't stand the way the stock plastic covers look and had no luck finding any aftermarket.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:03 pm 
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like that? thay are $$$. i pade like $140.00 for myn.



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:07 pm 
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This help?
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntt=4%2E3+valve+covers&N=700+4294919746+115+4294903281&Ntk=KeywordSearch


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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:11 pm 
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$109. dollers thay went down.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:59 pm 
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Won't work with the Vortec Engine. In the Vortec engine the valve train is close to the top of the head and if you run the covers with the flat area around the edge it will hit, the stock ones don't have the flat area.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:19 pm 
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY-4- ... enameZWD1V

try this

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:22 pm 
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http://cgi.ebay.com/V6-262-Chevy-4-3-Vo ... 18Q2el1247

even better . for plastic valve cover replace.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:22 pm 
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may work http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY-4- ... enameZWD1V

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:10 am 
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to the best of my knowledge and research, no one makes covers for the vortec. i have been told that the 3 bolt covers from previous motors will not work as to why i havent found that out something to do with the top of the head being different, as far as the fabricated covers those would look sweet in my book but are a little pricey.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:56 pm 
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Im thinkin if summitracing.com doesn't have them, then you might be outta luck :?


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:32 pm 
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cb6tig1 wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY-4-3-V6-FABRICATED-ALUMINUM-VALVE-COVERS

try this

I am talking with this guy, these may be the only set to work. Looks like I will have to bit the bullet.

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