valve cover???? please help!

lexeon · Post by **lexeon** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:39 am

this might be a dumb question but is there a valve cover that is not plastic for a 2000 neon??? im trying to get mine chromed and obvisously they cant cuz its not metal..

is there anything?

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:42 am

Yes. The magnum valve covers were metal, and you can also buy an aftermarket one, I think from Mancini. However some of the Mancini covers don't come out too well or take a while, but it's nothing that's not fixable.

krc21 · Post by **krc21** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:42 am

yes any magnum valve cover or a valve cover from i believe 95-99 neon will work

bombtrack07 · Post by **bombtrack07** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:20 pm

someone on here (forgot who) recently scored a carbon fiber valve cover off of ebay.

Post by **Diablo0** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:33 pm

FTWNeon...

we all hate him now.... kidding

bombtrack07 · Post by **bombtrack07** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:08 pm

^^ no, I really do hate him that lucky SOB

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:00 pm

You should check out another chrome shop... there are ways of chroming plastic now. Basically, they paint it with a metallic paint and then chrome over the top of it.

I saw it on Trucks the other day!

lexeon · Post by **lexeon** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:12 pm

i did but the want like 800 bucks to do that.. my chromer will do it for free if i can find one.

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:16 pm

the only thing with a 1gn valve cover is that you will need to make a minor chage to the PCV valve system

lexeon · Post by **lexeon** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:32 pm

so what about the mancini? are those metal so i can just stip the powder coating and get that chromed?

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:24 pm

Yep, they're aluminum. There has to be a cheap way to "chrome" plastic. Mopar Performance sold chrome timing covers for the 2.2's in the eighties. While it wasn't real chrome they didn't look too bad. Like the wheels you get with some of the plastic models. Some of those look pretty damn nice. I'm not sure what is used tho. As far as durability goes, don't know how much of an issue it would be. I think I would lean towards a Mancini unit, for the fact that if you can get one you don't have to spend the time researching getting a plastic one chromed, and they do contain some of the valvetrain noise. But I think the plastic one is lighter, if weight is an issue.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:38 pm

occasional demons wrote:But I think the plastic one is lighter, if weight is an issue.

Doesn't seem that way.

lexeon · Post by **lexeon** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:28 pm

lol yeah my car doesnt really care about wight

spencersummerfield · Post by **spencersummerfield** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:07 pm

lexeon wrote:this might be a dumb question but is there a valve cover that is not plastic for a 2000 neon??? im trying to get mine chromed and obvisously they cant cuz its not metal..

is there anything?

use a 1gn valve cover form a 97. Best Valve cover ever.

PCV is on the top and NOT the side, so when you corner hard the oil doesnt slosh out the side......

Since you dont care about weight then go for the 1gn one. and paint it up!!!!!

2GN.ORG

valve cover???? please help!

valve cover???? please help!

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