Okay, so a friend was talking about getting some fabricated aluminum valve covers because they look neat. Fair enough, but I am wondering: what do you do about the breather
(or PCV) and the oil fill, as the covers have no holes for them? I think I'm missing something.

MILT

 

buy edelbrock valve covers for 40 bucks??? thats what i did.

 

I mean the ones that look like aluminum plates welded together. They sell them in Summit, they have a fancy racecar-type look.

 

couldnt you cut your own hole and put a rubber bushing in it. thats what is on mine

 

and im pretty sure there is at least an oil fill on them, there would have to be wouldnt there? take a closer look. what issue of summit magazine is it in? i have the december one

 

I doubt there's an oil fill on them. That's the least important hole in a valve cover, because you can just pop out a breather to fill your oil.

My CHEVROLET cast covers came with absolutely no holes of any kind. I drilled a breather hole in the passenger side cover and a PCV hole in the driver side cover. When I need to put oil in it I'll pop the breather out.

 

good call!

 

the chrome covers that came on my camaro don't have a breather hole either. how important is it to have one?

 

Very. If you don't have a PCV valve in one and a breather or some other type of air supply (i.e. the stock configuration that pulls from the aircleaner/throttle body area), you'll build up crankcase pressure and squirt oil out of every gasket on the motor.

Ask me how I know this.

 

i do have a pcv, just not a hole for the breather element

 

i have those chrome edelbrock valve covers, and all i have is a thing for the PCV and a big oil fill thing, im not sure if its a breather but maybe. you cant see the filter, its just a big chrome round thing.

 

I have those fabricated valve covers. The breather on the driverside has a built in PVC valve. Its held in by a c-clip, so its replaceable. To put oil in, just pop out one of the 2 breathers, and presto, hole for filling. I can't get a picture to load. They are all to big.

 

Oh wait, the sig pic has one in it!!