civura R

i have a gsr in my eg
and the valve cover rubs on my cf hood is this normal?
anyone else have this prob? any way to fix?

tonyxcom

is it where the ground cable is? try moving to the front of the head, where the upper power steering bracket would go.

civura R

its the corner of my valve cover near the front of the car on the distributor side

tonyxcom

My guess is that the bow of the hood is slightly off. Is it hitting the hood bracing or the actual hood. If it is hitting the bracing, I would just grind off that part of the bracing, and it is probably only happening under acceleration when the motor leans back.

Actually, now that I think about it, you might be able to fix it by getting a stiffer rear mount or getting some inserts for the mounts.

tooqwik1

what kind of hood do u have?
brand?


[Modified by tooqwik1, 10:00 AM 9/9/2002]

B18C5-EH2

No, it's not normal.

Like tonyxcom has said, that hood may be defective.

I think you probably have a motor mount problem somewhere. My B18C1 or B18C5 never once rubbed my hood - until one of the tranny mounts broke. After that under acceleration the motor would torque and move enough to scrub the V.C against the hood in the exact same spot that you are talking about.

Check your mounts.

tooqwik1

yeah that makes the most sense u should check ur drivers side mount