clear valve covers
 

Why doesnt somebody invent clear rocker arm covers?

The benefits are numerous, and you would think with all the high tech materials today it wouldnt be much of a problem. They have plastic intake manifolds, why not clear plastic valve covers?

It's been done. Car Craft, Hot Rod, Popular Hot Rodding and all the other car mags had the adds in the back during the '70's. They also were available tinted blue and red.

I guess this shows my age...

not if they had miniture windshield wipers in them:)

I have thought about taking a set of factory stamped steel valve covers and putting a plexiglass window in the top of them before. If I screw up or dont llike them I'll throw them away, they would only cost a few $$ to make.

Put some kind of oil resistant coating on the inside of the valve covers so the oil drains clean and clear from the surface, problem solved, but i guess would be expensive

A guy i used to know was assemling a 302 to put in his ranger and he ended up finding some clear valve covers to put on it.....of course he moved to denver before i got an opportunity to see them so i have no idea what brand they are. I think it'd be pretty cool to have clear valve covers though, and you'd probably have to take them off and clean them every once in a while (ok maybe more than "once in a while").

Apparently it looks really cool...but i haven't seen it myself so i wouldn't know.

Pretty cool... I'd pay for that! :)

I would get a set. If I had a 1000.00 Jessel valvetrain setup I would want to show it off not cover it up:D

This has been done before. I've tried it myself by adding a plexiglass top to a set of covers that had the tops removed. it was alot of work, and a waste of time. The problem is that plexiglass becomes permenantly "fogged" due to the heat. Before long, they look just plain ugly, and you can't see anything anyway. I met a guy who tried something similar using pyrex glass instead of plexiglass, and he said they were a waste of time as well. Right after start-up, condensation forms in the valve covers, and fogs the glass. Between that and the oil, he said you couldn't see enough to justify doing it. That and the fact that it really sucked when he dropped his torque wrench on one and cracked the glass.

Take care,
-Chris

Just make it a total loss oiling system . No valve covers, alot of smoke and a few cases of oil, Then you'd have MPG and MPQ
miles per quart
:D