valve cover clearance issues w/ "Stainless marine" manifolds and risers

[Flysfloatsor]

Im building a Vortec headed 383 Stroker SBC. Im using roller rockers so I need tall valve covers, but I cant find a style Fabricated, cast, stampted, that clear the stainless risers.
Any ideas?

Im somewhat limited ecause of the center bolt pattern of the Vortec heads.

 

[dan t.]

Re: vlave cover clearance issues w/ "Stainless marine" manifolds and risers

Re: vlave cover clearance issues w/ "Stainless marine" manifolds and risers

Use roller tip rockers instead of full rollers, they dont use any more room than stock.

 

[Bondo]

Re: vlave cover clearance issues w/ "Stainless marine" manifolds and risers

Re: vlave cover clearance issues w/ "Stainless marine" manifolds and risers

Ayuh,... If things won't clear each other,...

Something's gotta be changed...

 

[Flysfloatsor]

Re: vlave cover clearance issues w/ "Stainless marine" manifolds and risers

Re: vlave cover clearance issues w/ "Stainless marine" manifolds and risers

Would an exhaust manifold spacer work? Then you get into 2 gaskets per... more points of failure.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: vlave cover clearance issues w/ "Stainless marine" manifolds and risers

Re: vlave cover clearance issues w/ "Stainless marine" manifolds and risers

Would an exhaust manifold spacer work? Then you get into 2 gaskets per... more points of failure.

That might not be all that much of a problem. Many marine engine engines do not use exhaust manifold gaskets at all between the head and manifold...........(like my previous 460, and my current 454)