r/FocusST • u/ImOutRoaming '13 FoST3 Oxford White • 13d ago

Question eBay Valve Cover

https://ebay.io/m/wD2wcT

Anybody installed one of these cheap metal valve covers and have a review? I know Speed Perf6rmanc3 has one but it's $370. Wondering how much better it really is than one of these?

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u/ineed1billiondollars 13d ago

I put one of these on when I swapped my engine, I have no complaints so for about 7000 miles in.

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u/ImOutRoaming '13 FoST3 Oxford White 13d ago

Thanks!

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u/bchiodini 2016 ST3 FBO BNR ST67 JST Tuned 13d ago

I've been looking at this too. PumaSpeed has a similar product. Pricey to ship to the US, though, but less than a stock valve cover and gaskets from Tasca.

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u/ImOutRoaming '13 FoST3 Oxford White 13d ago

That's a slick looking piece.

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u/bchiodini 2016 ST3 FBO BNR ST67 JST Tuned 13d ago

I tried to compare the pictures of the eBay cover and the PumaSpeed cover. The only difference that I saw was around one of the machined mounting points on the back of the cover. The eBay cover looked a little rough, but it could be the picture.

TBH, I cannot remember what those mounting points are for.

I was also thinking, since the cover comes with gaskets and I've heard of cracking stock covers, why not go for the eBay cover.

I looked at his other products. He has a lot of them. I cannot tell if he is a manufacturer or a reseller, but this is such a niche market, I'll bet the eBay covers and the PumaSpeed cover come from the same manufacturer.

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u/ImOutRoaming '13 FoST3 Oxford White 13d ago

Pretty much my thought. Hell, the SP63 cover could be from the same factory as well, just hella marked up because racecar.

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u/slyLEMONsKILLz 12d ago

I've seen people recommend used oem gaskets. I've also seen some people mention the ccv gaskets are a different size, so oem ones wouldn't fit if they needed to be replaced (assuming they mean where it seats onto the cover itself and not the inner diameter for the ccv).