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| bdstone914 |
 Sep 18 2015, 08:42 AM
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bdstone914  Group: Members Posts: 4,713 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319  |
I have a customer who wants to add billet lower valve covers to a 6 conversion. He had one machine shop botch the first pair. Anybody done this and know how much material needs to be removed to clear the suspension point? I drawing showing the area to machined and the finished thickness would be ideal.
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| raynekat |
Aug 8 2019, 01:38 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,164 Joined: 30-December 14 From: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Member No.: 18,263 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Fins are NOT on the turbo covers for cooling.
They are there to add structural stiffness so the covers don't warp as easily as the earlier covers tended to do. I think a bigger problem with any cover warping is that the owner doesn't change out the gaskets enough when there are leaks and instead tries to tighten the dickens out of the covers....that's what really warps them. I would just remove enough material to get the turbo covers to clear the suspension ear as in post #7 and leave the rest of the rib material alone. |
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bdstone914 Turbo valve cover modification for installation in a 6 Sep 18 2015, 08:42 AM
Luke M Had this done not too long ago. The machine shop s... Sep 18 2015, 10:01 AM mepstein scotty b did mine at his local shop. 5/16". I... Sep 18 2015, 10:26 AM Mark Henry Turbo covers are heavy, you likely could take the ... Sep 18 2015, 10:52 AM
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Turbo covers are heavy, you likely could take the... Sep 19 2015, 08:32 AM Mark Henry
[quote name='Mark Henry' post='2239216' date='Sep... Sep 19 2015, 09:56 AM mepstein heres what scotty did. Sep 18 2015, 11:08 AM 396 No need to shave the whole valve cover. The exten... Sep 18 2015, 06:54 PM gereed75
No need to shave the whole valve cover. The exte... Sep 18 2015, 07:27 PM pete000
No need to shave the whole valve cover. The ext... Sep 19 2015, 12:08 AM moriarty
No need to shave the whole valve cover. The ext... Feb 5 2024, 08:10 AM porschetub
No need to shave the whole valve cover. The exte... Sep 18 2015, 07:27 PM Mark Henry
No need to shave the whole valve cover. The exte... Sep 18 2015, 09:38 PM bigkensteele
As far as being weaker the Capt'n used to alw... Sep 18 2015, 09:50 PM porschetub
No need to shave the whole valve cover. The ext... Sep 18 2015, 11:23 PM colingreene i could do it, its not exactly hard. Sep 19 2015, 03:37 AM gms If you are not hung up on the O.E. look I highly r... Sep 19 2015, 11:24 AM Mark Henry
If you are not hung up on the O.E. look I highly ... Sep 19 2015, 12:40 PM ClayPerrine
If you are not hung up on the O.E. look I highly... Aug 6 2019, 08:51 PM Maltese Falcon For easier removal of the valve cover near the tra... Sep 19 2015, 01:10 PM Downunderman I took out all the studs and used flange bolts. S... Sep 19 2015, 02:25 PM UROpartsman If anyone has been considering this upgrade, URO j... Aug 6 2019, 12:41 PM burton73 What I have on my 6 #41
Bob B Aug 6 2019, 09:32 PM 914043 very simple, get an electric grinder with a flappe... Aug 7 2019, 10:09 PM 914Toy
very simple, get an electric grinder with a flapp... Aug 8 2019, 08:12 PM ClayPerrine
Fins are NOT on the turbo covers for cooling.
The... Aug 8 2019, 04:53 PM porschetub
Fins are NOT on the turbo covers for cooling.
The... Aug 9 2019, 05:12 PM t collins I milled mine down to just above the bosses using ... Aug 8 2019, 07:37 PM UROpartsman Auto Atlanta just added them to their web site, se... Aug 9 2019, 10:34 AM Mark Henry
Auto Atlanta just added them to their web site, s... Aug 9 2019, 03:07 PM fixer34 Been there, done that 5+ years ago when I replaced... Aug 9 2019, 08:38 PM mb911 You should NOT be required to machine the covers t... Aug 10 2019, 11:23 AM mepstein Both sides Feb 5 2024, 08:42 AM moriarty
Both sides
OK. Thanks for the info, i'll get... Feb 8 2024, 06:01 AM fixer34 My pictures are a couple posts earlier, I don... Feb 5 2024, 12:59 PM nditiz1 When I swapped to turbo covers, I only had an issu... Feb 8 2024, 07:00 AM brant Every car is slightly different
It could also mat... Feb 8 2024, 08:13 AM |
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