tall valve covers?

red2ndgen · 10-21-2009, 12:49 PM

I'm setting my engine in now for fitment and break in, i haven't got a tranny yet though, the firewall looks super tight on the bell housing(almost as if the tranny wont fit), is this normal? with the trans dapt mount from summit i am told i dont need any firewall mods? and also my tall valve cover isnt fitting with the factory brake booster, is this normal cause from pics it looks like people have talls on some of their 350s, and if this is normal can i get a smaller diameter booster to fit my valve cover, possibly off of an older s10?

red2ndgen · 10-21-2009, 01:01 PM

Maverick2664 · 10-21-2009, 01:58 PM

things are going to be tight by the firewall, you will probably have to do some "massaging" with a hammer to get things to fit well... especially to get to the bellhousing bolts

and you will need a smaller diameter booster, you can either go with an aftermarket one or i hear the ones that came on a dodge neon fit, but double check that because im not 100% sure

S15vortecpwr · 10-21-2009, 10:55 PM

anytime i remove a s10 tranny i bend the pinch weld up on the firewall. it makes life simpler to remove the tranny again if it fails.

The Griff · 10-21-2009, 11:01 PM

I've got talls on my blazer I think blazer mounts are different though....

red2ndgen · 10-22-2009, 02:01 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by S15vortecpwr

anytime i remove a s10 tranny i bend the pinch weld up on the firewall. it makes life simpler to remove the tranny again if it fails.

is it this same way with a 4.3, cuz i was assuming with the relocation mounts that from the 3/4 cylinders back should be exactly as if it were a 4.3? it was like this when i put a 4.3 into my firebird, i adjusted the mounts 6 inches back and it moved the engine back as if it were the back six cylinders of the sbc v8 that was in it.... it just hit me though that i hadnt measured how much the mounts offset the small block

10-21-2009, 12:49 PM	#1
red2ndgen i fly low Age: 21 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 11 Location: cleveland User is: OffLine	tall valve covers? I'm setting my engine in now for fitment and break in, i haven't got a tranny yet though, the firewall looks super tight on the bell housing(almost as if the tranny wont fit), is this normal? with the trans dapt mount from summit i am told i dont need any firewall mods? and also my tall valve cover isnt fitting with the factory brake booster, is this normal cause from pics it looks like people have talls on some of their 350s, and if this is normal can i get a smaller diameter booster to fit my valve cover, possibly off of an older s10?
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10-21-2009, 01:01 PM	#2
red2ndgen i fly low Age: 21 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 11 Location: cleveland User is: OffLine	Re: tall valve covers? Last edited by red2ndgen : 10-21-2009 at 01:02 PM.
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10-21-2009, 01:58 PM	#3
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 25 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,846 Location: Erie PA User is: OffLine	Re: tall valve covers? things are going to be tight by the firewall, you will probably have to do some "massaging" with a hammer to get things to fit well... especially to get to the bellhousing bolts and you will need a smaller diameter booster, you can either go with an aftermarket one or i hear the ones that came on a dodge neon fit, but double check that because im not 100% sure
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10-21-2009, 10:55 PM	#4
S15vortecpwr goin broke but n style Age: 29 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,071 Location: Wetumpka, Alabama User is: OffLine	Re: tall valve covers? anytime i remove a s10 tranny i bend the pinch weld up on the firewall. it makes life simpler to remove the tranny again if it fails.
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10-21-2009, 11:01 PM	#5
The Griff Fronkensteen Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 17,163 Location: Minnesota User is: OffLine	Re: tall valve covers? I've got talls on my blazer I think blazer mounts are different though....
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10-22-2009, 02:01 AM	#6
red2ndgen i fly low Age: 21 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 11 Location: cleveland User is: OffLine	Re: tall valve covers? Quote: Originally Posted by S15vortecpwr anytime i remove a s10 tranny i bend the pinch weld up on the firewall. it makes life simpler to remove the tranny again if it fails. is it this same way with a 4.3, cuz i was assuming with the relocation mounts that from the 3/4 cylinders back should be exactly as if it were a 4.3? it was like this when i put a 4.3 into my firebird, i adjusted the mounts 6 inches back and it moved the engine back as if it were the back six cylinders of the sbc v8 that was in it.... it just hit me though that i hadnt measured how much the mounts offset the small block
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