Billet aluminum valve cover?

Magapaka · Jul 29, 2009

Sean485 said:
I havent bought any stock yet, I think i'm going to make the prototype out of plastic or something incase I make an error in my program i'm not out 100+ dollars.

clear lexan or speedglass FTW!!

sure won't last long, but hell, it's a prototype!

1QuickChic · Jul 30, 2009

Wood uses wood as a tester, easy on bits and dirt cheap, i would defintaly be down if this turns out bad ass, i spent prob at least 300 on mods to my vc.

AWD_XTC · Jul 23, 2011

someone with the know how should get off their lazy ass and make these already

DSM Loki · Jul 23, 2011

Holy necro post.

I can tell you the reason people aren't making these, there aren't enough DSMers willing to fork over the cash a billet VC would cost. Between materials, design time, and machine time, it'd be well beyond what anybody would really be willing to pay.

I'll see if I can find the dwg files from when I did the design for both a CNC billet, and a stamped steel unit.

2slow4now · Jul 24, 2011

Wouldn't a sheet metal VC be alot easier to make? I like the look of some sweet weld beading. Its like art. I might look into making a sheet metal one. I also liked the idea someone had of incorporating a COP in the design. You could just bend it on a break and put on some end caps like the Morosso vc earlier in the thread. I wouldn't mind getting dimensions if someone has something already.

Sean485 · Jul 24, 2011

As Loki said basically nobody is willing to pay upwards of $500 for a valve cover and my car has been on the back burner for quite some time dude to life issues so I never got any further than writing a program to machine it but never prototyped it.

4G63 POWER · Jul 24, 2011

The OE covers are not prone to cracking, but rather over tightening.

DSM Loki · Jul 24, 2011

They're a pretty low quality casting, and excessively porous. You'd be surprised how badly our VCs perform with a penetrative dye test.

Spoolin69 · Jul 24, 2011

I think that you could make a nice sheet metal valve cover. Very simple design.

garychios · Jul 26, 2011

Its only a simple design if its a for a dry sump. For standard lubrication, you need the baffles.

9.0Buck60 · Jul 29, 2011

garychios said:
its only a simple design if its a for a dry sump. For standard lubrication, you need the baffles.

+1

Billet aluminum valve cover?

Magapaka

1QuickChic

AWD_XTC

DSM Loki

2slow4now

Sean485

4G63 POWER

DSM Loki

Spoolin69

garychios

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