Hey guys, bought some champion 1:1 rockers for my hemi predator build with 14cc head. Have never been a fan of the Honda OEM rockers, so definitely wanted to get something for now and delete the guide plate. That being said, wasn’t aware the champion rockers would hit the baffle plate in the valve cover. I’m currently setting up my kart to run a pulse off the intake, so no concern on that front, my questions revolves around venting the valve cover. I hate the open circle that is used to vent the Honda valve cover. I removed the baffle to allow the cover to fit over the rockers, but now the vent hole is exposed to the rockers. Sticking a tube in there is a no go for me, because if it goes in too far... boom. If it falls out... boom. I want to cover that hole and tap a pulse line to drain to my catch can. My ultimate question is, does anyone here run the valve cover without getting baffle plate? Any horror stories? I feel that there should be no issues, but I’m sure someone here has done something like this before. Any reasons to stay away from removing baffle and using pulse fitting to vent?
Does the valve cover require a baffle?
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anickode
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The baffle plate stops most of the oil spray from entering the breather tube. Without it, your breather tube will spew oil.
If you decide to cap that breather hole, and vent your crankcase elsewhere, you'll have to make sure it can support sufficient airflow to FULLY vent any blowby gas on top of the pressure pulse, or you'll end up blowing out seals and possibly your valve cover gasket.
If you decide to cap that breather hole, and vent your crankcase elsewhere, you'll have to make sure it can support sufficient airflow to FULLY vent any blowby gas on top of the pressure pulse, or you'll end up blowing out seals and possibly your valve cover gasket.
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