Just purchased a set of brand new AMD valve covers for my 440 with TF heads. The stock valve covers fit perfectly but leaked and had some dings in them. The reviews on these were good, but my review says otherwise.

The washers for the bolts are so close to the VC they're digging into them. Had to use studs with a smaller washer which defeats the purpose of trying to maintain a stock look. The other issue is the VCs aren't laying flat in the area around d the front of the head with the gasket (cometic and can't remember the part number) in place. I had that issue on stock SB VCs with the blue moroso gaskets and had to trim the edges that went around the intake runners. I don't see any contact issues here.

Anyone else experience these issues with these or other VCs?

Thanks