WARNING.....mancini aluminum valve covers a total nightmare install

[challydust]

I dont know who machined these for them, but they are not a quality part...I spent hours upon hours trying to thread the provided bolts down through and into the head.....piss poor machining at best...uneven flanges at the end made it a total nightmare for install, countless hours, grinding sockets, cutting allen wrenches, lotsa screwing around...and the sad part is they will probably leak like bp oil spill, havent got that far yet....I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THESE COVERS WHATSOEVER.....

[arcticmopar]

Big block or small?

[MEK-Dangerfield]

Pics of what you are going thru?   

[challydust]

400 bb with promagnum rollers....havnt started it yet.....spent all my extra time this week dickin with em....i was ready to chuck em in the garbage to be honest....sorry no pics....just poor craftsmanship around the mounting holes...not level...so when u finally did get your hand jammed in there with the bolt...it would seat level so then wouldnt start into the head  VERY frustrating....i have power brakes too..so the drivers side rear is a mother#@%&# to say the least...if at least they used reg bolt you could get ahold of them to start them..but there real small headed allen headed bolts...very tough to get a hold of if u have any kinda large hand.....IF you decide to use these...i would look at the flanges extremely close....AND cover up  the valvecover with tape or something....these scratch EXTREMELY EASY

[lemming303]

Thanks for the info! Sorry you had so many problems....