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Old 12-31-2012, 07:08 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Many newer car use some sort of composite material for valve covers, what amount of oil cooing if any do they provide. The question is if the designers of your engine were counting on the valve cover for any type of cooling. Driving style and other mods will play into this. Don't think it will cause any problems in the winter in Ct. Monitoring the temp is prudent.
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