Oil leak at valve covers
*Agree, Moroso 93055 Gaskets are Definitely too expensive to destroy with the wrong torque. I hope heat from the HP manifolds won't destroy the gaskets. My wife says silicone baking materials are good up to 500°F. Hope the automotive materials have just as much strength.
*Chrysler Factory BB valve covers have a ridge, not a groove. I suspect the ridge is for stiffening and to increase pressure along the narrow valve cover rails of the heads. I do not believe a ridge decreases sealing surface like a groove.
If you have HP manifolds and buy a cast valve cover where the wall of the valve cover extends over the valve cover rails, the passenger side (right side) will have fitment problems.
Ridge
Holley Sniper. Returned at a cost to me of $25.
Right side did not fit. Picture from 2/22/24. Wall of valve cover contacts top of exhaust manifold so cannot align with rails. Note: B-Body & C-Body HP exhaust manifolds.
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*Agree, Moroso 93055 Gaskets are Definitely too expensive to destroy with the wrong torque. I hope heat from the HP manifolds won't destroy the gaskets. My wife says silicone baking materials are good up to 500°F. Hope the automotive materials have just as much strength.
*Chrysler Factory BB valve covers have a ridge, not a groove. I suspect the ridge is for stiffening and to increase pressure along the narrow valve cover rails of the heads. I do not believe a ridge decreases sealing surface like a groove.
If you have HP manifolds and buy a cast valve cover where the wall of the valve cover extends over the valve cover rails, the passenger side (right side) will have fitment problems.
Ridge
Holley Sniper. Returned at a cost to me of $25.
Right side did not fit. Picture from 2/22/24. Wall of valve cover contacts top of exhaust manifold so cannot align with rails. Note: B-Body & C-Body HP exhaust manifolds.