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I just noticed the F-Chassis N55 now has a valve cover, offered by Vargas Turbo. Does anyone know if this adds any benefits ? Or is it just preventative maintenance ? I haven't seen many installed on the M2s and see no reviews on it. I'm assuming it would stop the plastic valve cover from cracking but I never heard of anyone having this issue, even when big turbo'd. I know only one guy who has it installed and he is currently build turbo'd just like my build. We have very similar builds and was curious if this would be smart to add onto my big turbo M2 build as well. Pictures below are not mine, they are @m2lightweight on Instagram
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10-22-2022, 10:50 AM | #2 |
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I was curious about this as well, the only thing I saw about it from someone who owns it was the bung at the front of the valve cover is poorly placed, they said it was throwing excess oil into the catch can, basically slinging it off the timing chain etc. I cannot confirm but curious to see others chime in as I want one.
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11-05-2022, 09:14 PM | #6 |
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https://m18.racing/products/m18-n55-...42988777439487
Here's another product, great brand, lots of n54 guys running them. Cool to see them released for our platform |
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Just found this aluminum valve cover. It seems to work fine, paint is mediocre quality, but it looks extremely good. It will probably do better against heat and makes your engine bay look like eye candy. For $160, I might just buy it. Only issue I heard is that the O2 holes need different bolts, but that should be an easy fix
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12-28-2022, 10:04 AM | #13 |
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Vargas generally gets this way, hence why nothing from Vargas is on my car. The m18 valve cover looks to be set up very nicely when comparing the Vargas lay out.
That being said a lot of people don’t like aluminum covers for their reasons and some don’t like plastic. I think n54 guys brought more demand than n55 guys due to n54 running more top mount applications etc. When mine fails I’ll see where my priorities are at the moment and I may still end up with a stock cover, the stock pcv system, when it works, works very well. So I can see the lean on both directions. |
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Yea I posted on FaceBook about the part and someone found out that Tony actually was sentenced to jail with a $50k bail out for beating up his girlfriend. His business is appartently taken over from his father, who had a stuff bussiness with turbo parts. Tony is definitely a POS and doesn’t know how to communicate well with his customers. I bet he makes little to no sales…
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