I am looking for nice after market valve covers for my magnum eddie heads...any one got any ideas were to look? Thanks Chris

chrome, black what type are you looking for?

I am looking for anything that isn't the mopar performance wrinkle ones or the stock looking sheet metal ones. I want something nice and clean. Preferably with out any writing on them.
Thanks
Chris

There were some on ebay that were welded aluminum. They looked nice but were expensive, of course all Magnum VC are expensive.

I was trying to have some made, but the original cost to what I would have to sell them for killed my plans. You can use regular valve covers from what I was told, just can't use two bolts on bottom ledge. I like the extra bolts on magnum heads, never seen a set like like the LA head covers do.

I have some NOS cal custom valves that I'm gonna put on mine.

I run LA valve covers on my magnum heads. The 5 LA bolt holes line up with 5 of the 10 magnum holes. I also use a metal core composite VC gasket and have not leaked a drop in 25k miles.

If someone does begin a small business making custom Magnum Valve Covers, a useful improvement would be to make more effective the oil vapor baffling below the PCV fitting.

Chrysler has some US Patents you can look over on this subject.

An improved design oil vapor baffle would allow running a bit more compression ratio, and would also reduce carbon deposit formations

It might also be a worthwhile idea to place both PCV and breathers on each valve cover, while reducing the flow of each PCV to half the original factory rating. With half flow coming from two directions the existing oil baffling would be more effective, as high flow from the single factory PCV almost always will drawn in more tiny oil droplets, which you do not want.

It is worth looking at the very different PCV systems on the Magnum V8s versus the V10s.

The devil is in the details.

Edelbrock just released a new valve cover for the magnum. Saw them at the March Meet and they looked nice.


CLASSIC ALUMINUM VALVE COVERS
Edelbrock first made these aluminum valve covers in the late '50s and they're still a classic. Made of heavy-gauge sand-cast aluminum, our classic finned valve covers are available in either a classic polished aluminum or durable black powder coated finish. Overall height is measured from base to top at the highest point. Edelbrock classic valve covers can be machined to accept breathers if desired.
Application Overall Height Polished Black
1967-91 AMC 290-401 V8 3-3/8" 4199 41993
1959-86 Chevy 262-400 3-1/2" 4145* 41453*
1959-86 Chevy 262-400 with oil fill hole 3-1/2" 4144 41443
1965 & later Chevy Big-Block V8 3-1/2" 4185 41853
Chrysler Smal-Block LA 318-340-360 3-3/4" 4176 41763
Chrysler Smal-Block Magnum 3-3/4" 4177 41773
Chrysler Big-Block 383/440 4" 4192 41923
1960-95 Ford 260-351-W 3-3/4" 4160* 41603
1958-1976 Ford FE 5" 4162 41623
1962-79 Pontiac 301-455 3-1/8" 4130* 41303*
Chevy 348/409 W-series 3-13/16" 4140 41403

Use some regular valve covers for an "LA". they work great and all the holes line up.

A member here got some small block chevy covers to work by - slightly elongating holes-?. There is an endless supply covers if you want to try this.

bigblockranger was able to use some SBC ones by elongating a couple holes....

It's my understanding that many GM parts work well on the magnum heads. Springs, retainers, covers, cheap GM roller rockers, etc.

Small block Mopar VC's will work, with a good gasket.

Of course, I did the stock style.



Ryan